Communists, cowboys, and queers : the politics of masculinity in the work of Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams / David Savran.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Savran, David, 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American drama--20th century--History and criticism.

American drama.

Politics and literature--United States--History--20th century.

Politics and literature.

Political plays, American--History and criticism.

Political plays, American.

Masculinity in literature.

Sex role in literature.

Men in literature.

Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983--Criticism and interpretation.

Williams, Tennessee.

Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005--Criticism and interpretation.

Miller, Arthur.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

During the late 1940's and 1950's, argues David Savran, the baiting and brutalization of "communists and queers" were high on the national agenda. Within this historical context, Communist, Cowboys, and Queers offers a bold and radical reassessment of the works of theater's most prominent and respected figures - Arthur Miller, the alleged communist, and Tennessee Williams, the self-acknowledged "queer."Savran analyzes the radically different configurations of gender and sexuality in Miller's and Williams's writings and studies the ways in which each confronted and negotiated the postwar homoph

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Introduction; One: ""Why can't I say 'I'?""; Two: ""By coming suddenly into a room that I thought was empty""; Three: ""'Revolutionary' is a misunderstood word""; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-197) and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-8453-7

OCLC:

476093051