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Lovers and beloveds : sexual otherness in southern fiction, 1936-1961 / Gary Richards.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Richards, Gary, 1969-
- Series:
- Southern literary studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
- American fiction.
- American fiction--Southern States--History and criticism.
- Romance fiction, American.
- Homosexuality and literature.
- History.
- Erotic stories, American.
- Southern States.
- Difference (Psychology) in literature.
- Erotic stories, American--History and criticism.
- Gay men in literature.
- Homosexuality and literature--Southern States--History--20th century.
- Homosexuality in literature.
- Lesbians in literature.
- Romance fiction, American--History and criticism.
- Sexual orientation in literature.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 243 pages).
- Edition:
- Louisiana paperback edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2007.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- In this analysis of Southern literature, Gary Richards argues that issues of sexuality--and same-sex desire in particular--were of central importance in the literary production of the Southern Renaissance. He argues that the limiting of fictionalized deviancy to the twentieth century American south by the mainstream literary establishment was not a detriment to the canon. On the contrary, it produced brilliant writers such as Truman Capote, Carson McCullers, William Goyen, Harper Lee, Lillian Smith, and Richard Wright. These writers, in fact, used this designation of the literary establishment to create great narratives of same-sex desire and its relation to class, gender, sex, and race.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-231) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
- OCLC:
- 781615050
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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