Virginia Woolf: lesbian readings
by Barrett, Eileen, Cramer, Patricia
fromThe cutting edge
by Barrett, Eileen, Cramer, Patricia
fromThe cutting edge
by Barrett, Eileen, Cramer, Patricia
fromCutting edge (New York, N.Y.)
by Barrett, Eileen, Cramer, Patricia
fromCutting edge (New York, N.Y.)
"This book examines why Beckett's writing is so queer, so disabled and disabling. Why did Beckett write so often about mental illness, disability, perversion? Why did he take such an interest in 'abnormals' and 'degenerates'? How did he reconceive 'the human' in the wake of Hitl…
This book examines why Beckett's writing is so queer, so disabled and disabling.
In this provocative analysis of Whitman's exemplary quest for happiness, Vivian Pollak skillfully explores the intimate relationships that contributed to his portrayal of masculinity in crisis. She maintains that in representing himself as a characteristic nineteenth-century Ame…
"Often viewed as theologically conservative, many theatrical works of late medieval and early Tudor England nevertheless exploited the performative nature of drama to flirt with unsanctioned expressions of desire, allowing queer identities and themes to emerge. Early plays faced…