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Communists, Cowboys, and Queers : the Politics of Masculinity in the Work of Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams.
During the late 1940s and 1950s, 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 theaters most prominent and...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
1992.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | During the late 1940s and 1950s, 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 theaters 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 Millers and Williamss writings and studies the ways in which each confronted and negotiated the postwar homoph. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (218 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780816684533 0816684537 |