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Law and sexuality in Tennessee Williams's America /

"This book explores the diverse representation of sexualities in Tennessee Williams's texts and argues for his creative response to the increase, prior to and following World War II, in criminal prosecution of transgressive sexual activity. It expands longstanding scholarly assessments of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: O'Connor, Jacqueline (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Copublished by the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., 2016.
Madison [New Jersey] : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2016.
Colección:Fairleigh Dickinson University Press series in law, culture, and the humanities.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"This book explores the diverse representation of sexualities in Tennessee Williams's texts and argues for his creative response to the increase, prior to and following World War II, in criminal prosecution of transgressive sexual activity. It expands longstanding scholarly assessments of Williams's work, using the law as a framework to assess this writer's role as a cultural, political, and legal force participating in the normalization of diverse sexualities, during his lifetime and beyond."--
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781611478945
1611478944