Sissy! : The Effeminate Paradox in Postwar US Literature and Culture /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thomas, Harry, Jr., 1977- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2017]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Men in literature.
Effeminacy in literature.
Effeminacy.
American literature.
American fiction.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Hommes dans la litterature.
Roman americain > 21e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Roman americain > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Litterature americaine > 21e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Litterature americaine > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Effeminacy > United States.
American fiction > 21st century > History and criticism.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
American literature > 21st century > History and criticism.
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Saying "Oh yeah!" to sissies: fascinating effeminacy defined
  • The sympathetic sissy: Carson McCullers, Truman Capote, and fascinating effeminacy in postwar US literature
  • The straight-acting gay man versus the truth-telling queen: Gore Vidal, James Baldwin, and gay men's debates about effeminacy
  • "I [heart] boys who sparkle": straight female fandom and fascinating effeminacy
  • Amplifying the paradox: effeminacy in the age of HIV/AIDS
  • "The sissy triumphant": fascinating effeminacy goes mainstream
  • Conclusion: "Our makeup is terrible, but I love you anyway": why fascinating effeminacy matters in the twenty-first century.

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