Straight Writ Queer
Subtitle: Non-Normative Expressions of Heterosexuality in Literature
Contributors: Calvin Thomas (Foreword); Richard Fantina (Editor)
Publisher: McFarland & Company; McFarland & Co.
Published: September 13, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9780786426386
Subjects: Literary studies: general; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Gay Studies; English literature; Sociology; Literary Criticism; English; Gay & Lesbian; Lesbian Studies; General; American - General; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; American literature; Sex customs in literature; 20th century; History and criticism
Description: "This book examines literature previously viewed as "straight" in a search for alternative manifestations of desire and performance, relationships that contain an apparent disconnect between gender and desire. With broad coverage of many periods, authors, and genres, the 17 essays identify inherently queer heterosexual practices and critique the idea of heteronormativity, blurring the line between homo- and heterosexuality"--Provided by publisher.