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Gay artists in modern American culture : an imagined conspiracy /
Today it is widely recognized that gay men played a prominent role in defining the culture of mid-20th-century America, with such icons as Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee, Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Montgomery Clift, and Rock Hudson defining much of what seemed distinctly "American" on...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
©2007.
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| Colección: | Caravan Book.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Today it is widely recognized that gay men played a prominent role in defining the culture of mid-20th-century America, with such icons as Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee, Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Montgomery Clift, and Rock Hudson defining much of what seemed distinctly "American" on the stage and screen. Even though few gay artists were "out," their sexuality caused significant anxiety during a time of rampant antihomosexual attitudes. Michael Sherry offers a sophisticated analysis of the tension between the nation's simultaneous dependence on and fear of the cultura |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (292 pages) : illustrations |
| Premios: | Lambda Literary Award, 2008 |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-270) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780807885895 0807885894 |