The Gay and Lesbian Literary Heritage: A Readers Companion to the Writers and Their Works, from Antiquity to the Present
by Claude J. Summers (Editor)
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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 show more more than 175 scholars from around the world. New articles in this volume feature author show lessTags
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This is a comprehensive one volume encyclopedia that provides a resource for both the serious and general reader. I find myself returning to it from time to time for the wealth of information and many articles that enhance my reading eperience.
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- Original publication date
- 1995
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- Genres
- Literature Studies and Criticism, LGBTQ+, Nonfiction, Sexuality and Gender Studies, Reference
- DDC/MDS
- 809.8920664 — Literature & rhetoric Literature, rhetoric & criticism History, description, critical appraisal of more than two literatures By or for groups of persons Cultural theory of the literature of social groups Sexual minorities
- LCC
- PN56 .H57 .G365 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Theory. Philosophy. Esthetics
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- English
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- Paper, Ebook
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- 9
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- 3
