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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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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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. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (204 pages) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781476618418 1476618410 |
Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |