Gay Novels of Britain, Ireland and the Commonwealth, 1881-1981 [electronic resource] : a Reader's Guide / Drewey Wayne Gunn.

While 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...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Gunn, Drewey Wayne, 1939-2018
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014.
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Summary:While 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 auth.
Physical Description:1 online resource (204 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781476618418
1476618410
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.