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.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Summers, Claude J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay people's writings--History and criticism.

Gay people's writings.

Literature--History and criticism.

Literature.

Homosexuality and literature.

Homosexuality in literature.

Gay people--Intellectual life.

Gay people.

Gay people in literature.

LGBTQ+ literature.

LGBTQ+ people in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (764 p.)

Edition:

Revised edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The revised edition of The Gay and Lesbian Literary Heritage is a reader's companion to this impressive body of work. It provides overviews of gay and lesbian presence in a variety of literatures and historical periods; in-depth critical essays on major gay and lesbian authors in world literature; and briefer treatments of other topics and figures important in appreciating the rich and varied gay and lesbian literary traditions. Included are nearly 400 alphabetically arranged articles by more than 175 scholars from around the world. New articles in this volume feature author

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; A to Z list of Articles; Acknowledgments; Introduction; How to Use The Gay and Lesbian Literary Heritage; Entries A to Z; Notes on Contributors; Index

Notes:

"First published in 2002 by Routledge"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Stonewall Honor, 1996

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-135-30399-1

0-203-95114-X

1-135-30392-4

9780203951149

OCLC:

878148703