Sissy! : the effeminate paradox in postwar US literature and culture

Sissy! the effeminate paradox in postwar US literature and culture

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�...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Thomas, Harry (VerfasserIn)
Format: UnknownFormat
Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Tuscaloosa The University of Alabama Press 2017
Schlagworte:
Effeminacy in literature > American literature > History and criticism > American fiction > Men in literature > Effeminacy > United States > USA > Literatur > Mann > Feminisierung > Geschichte 1945-
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-231) and index
Beschreibung:xiv, 240 Seiten
24 cm
ISBN:9780817319632
978-0-8173-1963-2