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In Effeminate England, Joseph Bristow explores the legacy of effeminacy in homoerotic literature that began more than a century ago with the 1885 Labouchere Amendment criminalizing male homosexual contact and Oscar Wilde's subsequent incarceration. This broad overview looks into the century that followed these defining moments in the history of gay literature, demonstrating how the effeminate behavior that came to be connected so solidly with male homosexual identity has manifested itself in the literature of gay male writers in England. Effeminate England focuses closely on the works and lives of several prominent British literary figures of the past century, including E. M. Forster, John Addington Symonds, and Quentin Crisp. In a concluding section, Bristow evaluates the impact of the AIDS epidemic on gay men's writing and offers a thoughtful, original reading of Alan Hollinghurst's highly regarded recent novel, The Swimming Pool Library.Editorials
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Focusing on the works and lives of several prominent British literary figures of the past century including E. M. Forster, John Addington Symonds, and Quentin Crisp, Bristow (English, U. of York, England) shows how the stereotype of effeminacy has been variously celebrated and challenged during the years since the 1885 Labouchere Amendment, which criminalized male homosexual contact. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
November 30, 1995
Publisher
New York : Columbia University Press, c1995.
Pages
193
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780231103497