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The gay and lesbian literary heritage : a reader's companion to the writers and their works, from antiquity to the present / Claude J. Summers, editor.
LIBRA PN56.H57 G365 2002
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gay peoples' writings--History and criticism.
- Gay peoples' writings.
- Gay people's writings.
- Literature--History and criticism.
- Literature.
- Homosexuality and literature.
- Homosexuality in literature.
- Genre:
- Reference sources.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 739 pages ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- Revised edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2002.
- Summary:
- "The Gay and Lesbian Literary Heritage, Revised Edition, provides expanded overviews of gay and lesbian literatures from an array of historical periods; international coverage, including in-depth critical essays on gay and lesbian authors in world literature from an international selection of scholars; and thorough treatment of topics and figures vital to understanding the complexity and diversity of gay and lesbian literary traditions. Included are more than 380 alphabetically arranged articles, each with cross-references and bibliography."--Jacket.
- Contents:
- A to Z list of articles
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- How to use Gay and lesbian literary heritage
- Entries A to Z
- Notes on contributors
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Lambda Literary Awards - Anthologies/Non-Fiction, Winner, 1996
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1939 Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0415929261
- 9780415929264
- 9781138868922
- 1138868922
- OCLC:
- 49277148
- Online:
- Publisher description
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