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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450913003321

Autore

Jones Norman W

Titolo

Gay and lesbian historical fiction [[electronic resource] ] : sexual mystery and post-secular narrative / / Norman W. Jones

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basingstoke, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007

ISBN

1-281-36284-0

9786611362843

0-230-60485-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2007.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 218 pages)

Disciplina

823/.08109352664

Soggetti

Gays' writings, American - History and criticism - Theory, etc

Gays' writings, English - History and criticism - Theory, etc

Homosexuality in literature

Homosexuality and literature - United States - History - 20th century

Homosexuality and literature - England - History - 20th century

American literature - 20th century - History and criticism

English literature - 20th century - History and criticism

Gay men in literature

Lesbians in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction: Spot the Homo: Definitions; One: Mysterious Hauntings and Revisionist Histories; Two: Romancing the Past: The Uses of Identification; Three: Coming-Out Stories As Conversion Narratives; Four: Familiar Stories from Strange Bedfellows: Chosen Community; Afterword: Can We Talk?; Notes; Works Cited; Annotated Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The first extensive study of gay and lesbian historical fiction, this book demonstrates how the highly popular sub-genre helps us understand gay and lesbian history. It shows not only why the sub-genre should be taken more seriously by historians but also how it implicitly works to ameliorate divisions between Christianity and homosexuality.