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PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

ISBN-100786497246

ISBN-139780786497249

eBay Product ID (ePID)203419850

Product Key Features

Number of Pages204 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameGay Novels of Britain, Ireland and the Commonwealth, 1881-1981 :A Reader's Guide

Publication Year2014

SubjectGeneral, Lgbt Studies / Gay Studies, LGBT, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Social Science

AuthorDrewey Wayne Gunn

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight13 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2014-035635

Reviews"elegant and thought provoking...recommended for readers interested in the fantasy genre, as well as those who wish to learn more about literary criticism and pop culture"- Library Journal ; "stands as a formidable achievement, an unmatched archaeology of the many tentative steps, overlooked one-offs, and even transformative fledgling efforts in gay male fiction. It is a pleasure to read and will fully reward any reader's investment. Gunn's books is a wonderful summary of the byways as well as the highways of a century's non-American but Anglophone gay male fiction"- The Gay & Lesbian Review ; "this is the first compilation of its kind"- ProtoView ., "elegant and thought provoking...recommended for readers interested in the fantasy genre, as well as those who wish to learn more about literary criticism and pop culture"-- Library Journal ; "stands as a formidable achievement, an unmatched archaeology of the many tentative steps, overlooked one-offs, and even transformative fledgling efforts in gay male fiction. It is a pleasure to read and will fully reward any reader's investment. Gunn's books is a wonderful summary of the byways as well as the highways of a century's non-American but Anglophone gay male fiction"-- The Gay & Lesbian Review ; "this is the first compilation of its kind"-- ProtoView .

Dewey Edition23

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal823.009/352664

Table Of ContentTable of Contents Authors, by Entry Introduction The Novels Postscript: Novels After 1981 General Bibliography Index

SynopsisWhile American gay fiction has received considerable scholarly attention, little has been given to developments in other English-speaking countries. This survey catalogs 254 novels and novellas by some 173 British, Irish and Commonwealth authors in which gay and bisexual male characters play a major role. Arranged chronologically from the appearance of the first gay protagonist in 1881, to works from the onset of the AIDS epidemic in 1981, in-depth entries discuss each book's publication history, plot and significance for the construct of gay identity, along with a brief biography of its author. Including iconic works like Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) and E.M. Forster's Maurice , as well as lesser known but noteworthy novels such as Rose Macaulay's The Lee Shore (1912) and John Broderick's The Waking of Willie Ryan (1969), this volume--the first of its kind--enlarges our understanding of the development of gay fiction and provides an essential reading list., A survey of 253 novels and novellas by British, Irish, and Commonwealth authors in which gay and bisexual men play a major role, arranged chronologically from the appearance of the first gay protagonist in 1881 to the beginning of the AIDS plague in 1981.

LC Classification NumberPR830.G34G86 2014