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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798677903321

Autore

Meyers Jeffrey

Titolo

Homosexuality and literature : 1890-1930 / / Jeffrey Meyers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Bloomsbury, , 2020

London, England : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2020

ISBN

0-485-12054-2

1-4742-8771-9

1-4742-8770-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 p.)

Collana

Bloomsbury academic collections. Gender studies

Disciplina

809.93353

Soggetti

Homosexuality and literature

Literature, Modern - 20th century - History and criticism

Gays' writings - History and criticism

Literary studies: general

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

1. Introduction -- 2. Wilde: The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891) -- 3. Gide: The Immoralist (1902) -- 4. Mann and Musil: Death in Venice (1912) and Young Tørless (1906) -- 5. Proust: Cities of the Plain (1921-22) -- 6. Conrad: Victory (1915) -- 7. Forster: -- A Room With A View 1908) -- Maurice (1913-14, 1971) -- The Life to Come (1972) -- 8. T. E. Lawrence: Seven Pillars of Wisdom (1926) -- 9. D. H. Lawrence: -- The White Peacock (1911) -- Women in Love (1920) -- Aaron's Rod (1922) -- The Plumed Serpent (1926) -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

"Although artists are nowadays able to be openly gay and to address homosexuality explicitly in their work, this book argues that it was the harsh climate of 1890-1930 that produced the most outstanding explorations of homosexuality. To support his argument, Meyers illuminates the character and creative process of a range of authors of the period, including Wilde, Gide, Proust, E.M. Forster and T.E. Lawrence, and analyses the sexual problems that were sublimated and transcended in their art."--