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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463971203321

Titolo

The gay and lesbian literary heritage : a reader's companion to the writers and their works, from antiquity to the present / / Claude J. Summers, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-95114-X

1-135-30392-4

Edizione

[Revised edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (764 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SummersClaude J

Disciplina

809/.8920664

Soggetti

Gays' writings - History and criticism

Literature - History and criticism

Homosexuality and literature

Homosexuality in literature

Gays - Intellectual life

Gays in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published in 2002 by Routledge"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; A to Z list of Articles; Acknowledgments; Introduction; How to Use The Gay and Lesbian Literary Heritage; Entries A to Z; Notes on Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The revised edition of The Gay and Lesbian Literary Heritage is a reader's companion to this impressive body of work.  It provides overviews of gay and lesbian presence in a variety of literatures and historical periods; in-depth critical essays on major gay and lesbian authors in world literature; and briefer treatments of other topics and figures important in appreciating the rich and varied gay and lesbian literary traditions. Included are nearly 400 alphabetically arranged articles by more than 175 scholars from around the world. New articles in this volume feature author