Acting gay
Subtitle: male homosexuality in modern drama
By: John M. Clum.
Series: Between men--between women
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 317
Subjects: American drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism.; Homosexuality and literature -- English-speaking countries -- History -- 20th century.; English drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism.; Gay men's writings, American -- History and criticism.; Gay men's writings, English -- History and criticism.; Gay men in literature.
Description: Clum (English and theater, Duke U.) examines 20th-century American and British plays that revolve around gay men, including those by Noel Coward, Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee, Harold Pinter, and Peter Shaffer. He considers the representation of bodies and acts, the closet dramas between 1930 and 1968, and recent works portraying a culture that has to do with more than sex.--Annotation © Book News, Inc., Portland, Ore.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-310) and index.