Middlebrow Queer : Christopher Isherwood in America /

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In this book, the author shows that Christopher Isherwood refashioned himself as an American writer following his emigration from England by immersing himself in the gay reading, writing, and publishing communities in Cold War America. Weaving together biography, history, and literary criticism, thi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Harker, Jaime
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Isherwood, Christopher, > 1904-1986.
Isherwood, Christopher, > 1904-1986 > Criticism and interpretation.
Literature and society.
Homosexuality in literature.
Homosexuality and literature.
Gay men > Identity.
Gay culture in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Gay & Lesbian.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Homosexuels masculins > Identite.
Litterature et societe > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Homosexualite et litterature > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Homosexualite dans la litterature.
Literature and society > United States > History > 20th century.
Homosexuality and literature > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Christopher and his readers
  • Isherwood's American incarnation and the gay protest novel
  • "Too queer to be Quaker" : gay protest and camp
  • "Fagtrash" : pulp paperbacks and Cold War queer readers
  • Sixties' literature and the ascension of camp middlebrow
  • "A delicious purgatory" : sex and "salvation"
  • Secret agents and gay identity : Cold War queerness
  • Spiritual trash : Hindus, homos, and gay pulp
  • Christopher Isherwood, gay liberation, and the question of style.

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