Homosexuality in the life and work of Joseph Conrad : love between the lines / Richard J. Ruppel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ruppel, Richard J. (Richard Jeffrey), 1954-

Series:

Studies in major literary authors (Unnumbered)

Studies in major literary authors

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924.

Conrad, Joseph.

Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924--Criticism and interpretation.

Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924--Relations with men.

Homosexuality and literature--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Homosexuality and literature.

Male homosexuality.

History.

Relations with men.

Criticism and interpretation.

Great Britain.

Homosexuality and literature--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Male homosexuality--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Male homosexuality--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Authors, English--20th century--Biography.

Authors, English.

Gay men--Identity.

Gay men.

Homosexuality in literature.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

vii, 114 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2008.

Summary:

Homoeroticism and Homosexuality in the Life and Fiction of Joseph Conrad examines the representations of homosexuality and homoeroticism in Conrads fiction. Drawing on the work of Geoffrey Galt Harpham, Robert Hodges, Wayne Koestenbaum, Christopher Lane, and others who have already begun unearthing and analyzing this subject, the author traces Conrads representations of homosexuality and homoeroticism, beginning with the Malay works and ending with The Shadow Line. In Conrads lifetime, the homosexual species came under increasing scrutiny, definition, and censure; same-sex desire was an increasingly contested issue within popular, legal, and medical discourses. Conrads fiction traces this interest, though most often in subterranean ways.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-109) and index.

ISBN:

9780415955874

0415955874

OCLC:

173243893