Subjects:  1. American - Hispanic American    2. Caribbean & Latin American    3. Gay & Lesbian    4. Hispanic American Literature    5. Literary Criticism    6. Literature - Classics / Criticism    7. Spanish: Adult Nonfiction   

Subjects:  1. 1869-1951    2. Criticism and interpretation    3. European - French    4. France    5. French Literature    6. Gay & Lesbian    7. Gay Studies    8. Gide, Andre,    9. Gide, Andrâe,    10. Homosexuality and literature    11. Literary Criticism    12. Literature - Classics / Criticism    13. Sexuality In Literature    14. French    15. Gay & Lesbian studies    16. Gide, André    17. Literary Criticism & Collections / French    18. Literary studies: 19th century    19. Literary studies: from c 1900 -    20. Literature/English | World Literature | France    21. Novels, other prose & writers: from c 1900 -   

Subjects:  1. Characters and characteristics    2. Fiction    3. Gay & Lesbian    4. General    5. Literary Criticism    6. Literature - Classics / Criticism    7. Metamorphosis in literature    8. Narration (Rhetoric)    9. Personification in literature    10. Theory Of Literature    11. Literary Criticism & Collections / General    12. Plays & playwrights   

Subjects:  1. American - General    2. European literature    3. French literature    4. Gay & Lesbian    5. History and criticism    6. Literary Criticism    7. Literature - Classics / Criticism    8. Man-woman relationships in lit    9. Man-woman relationships in literature    10. Sex role in literature    11. Gender studies    12. Literary Criticism & Collections / American    13. Literary studies: general    14. Literature of special Gay & Lesbian interest    15. Novels, other prose & writers    16. USA   

Subjects:  1. American - General    2. American literature    3. Gay & Lesbian    4. History and criticism    5. Intellectual life    6. Lesbian Studies    7. Lesbians    8. Lesbians' writings, American    9. Literary Criticism    10. Literature - Classics / Criticism    11. United States    12. Women In American Literature    13. Women authors    14. English    15. Literary studies: 19th century    16. Literary studies: from c 1900 -    17. USA   

Reviews (2)

The best Beat book I've read in years!
For anyone who thinks they've heard it all--and even for those who haven't--Queer Beats breaks through a new door of history of this much loved group of writers. Regina Marler has brought together a fun and fascinating array of stories, letters, poems, and journals that I simply could not put down. Rarely have I seen the Beats handled so throughly and deftly by one writer. That she tackles the hot topic of sexuality as expertly as she does on top of all else is doubly impressive. Marler's introductory essays are also so full of Beat lore, gossip and sex that her own writing is worth the price of the book alone! Aftering reading this, you'll never look at the Beats the same again.

A FRESH TAKE ON AMERICA'S BEAT WRITERS
For latecomers who may have only read one or two canonic Beat works (say ON THE ROAD and "Howl"), or for those who once read masses of the stuff but never grasped the overall flow of the movement, Regina Marler's introduction to QUEER BEATS is invaluable.She charts their progress from Ginsberg's 1948 experience, part sexual, part religious, of "hearing" William Blake read his poems in a voice like that of God, down through the notoriety and popularization of "beatniks," to the historic legal decisions of 1957-66 that lifted the bans against "Howl," Henry Miller's TROPIC OF CANCER, and NAKED LUNCH, and forever changed what could be published in America.
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Subjects:  1. 20th Century American Literature    2. 20th century    3. American - General    4. Authors, American    5. Biography    6. Gay & Lesbian    7. Gay Studies    8. Homosexuality    9. Homosexuality and literature    10. Literary Criticism    11. Literary collections    12. Literature - Classics / Criticism    13. Literature And Society    14. United States    15. United States - 20th Century (1945 to 2000)   

Subjects:  1. Feminism and literature    2. Gay & Lesbian    3. General    4. Literary Criticism    5. Literature - Classics / Criticism    6. Sex differences (Psychology) i    7. Sex differences (Psychology) in literature    8. Sex role in literature    9. Translating & Interpreting    10. Literary Criticism & Collections / General    11. Literary studies: general    12. Philosophy of language   

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A book every gay-supportive therapist should own!
This book is huge; no one could get through the whole thing.It has a long table of contents.That's what makes it so good:it covers so many subjects.I loved that it had specific chapters on gay Natives, Blacks, Latinos, and Asians.Others will love that it talks extensively about lesbians, bisexuals, older gays, and gay youth.This was a well-conceived, very extensive anthology.And it's not too touchy-feely either.I would recommend that all gay and gay-friendly therapists buy it and recommend it to their coming-out and anti-heterosexist clients. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Gay Studies    2. Gay/Lesbian Nonfiction    3. Gays    4. Homosexuality    5. Human Sexuality    6. Lesbian Studies    7. Lesbians    8. Psychology    9. Sociology    10. Sociology - General    11. United States    12. Literary Criticism & Collections / Gay & Lesbian   

Subjects:  1. 19th century    2. European - French    3. Feminist    4. French literature    5. Gay & Lesbian    6. Gender identity in literature    7. History and criticism    8. Literary Criticism    9. Literature - Classics / Criticism    10. French    11. Novels, other prose & writers: 19th century   

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Comedy    3. Criticism and interpretation    4. Drama    5. England    6. English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh    7. Gay & Lesbian    8. History    9. Homosexuality and literature    10. Literary Criticism    11. Literature - Classics / Criticism    12. Orton, Joe    13. Orton, Joe, 1933-1967    14. English    15. Literary Criticism / Drama    16. Plays & playwrights: from c 1900 -    17. United Kingdom, Great Britain   

Subjects:  1. Christianity - History - General    2. Christianity and literature    3. English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh    4. Gay & Lesbian    5. Gays' writings, English    6. Great Britain    7. History and criticism    8. Homosexuality and literature    9. Literary Criticism    10. Literature - Classics / Criticism    11. Interdisciplinary Studies    12. Sociology, Social Studies   

Subjects:  1. English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh    2. Gay & Lesbian    3. Hall, Radclyffe    4. Hall, Radclyffe.    5. Lesbian Studies    6. Lesbians in literature    7. Literary Criticism    8. Literature - Classics / Criticism    9. Well of loneliness    10. Literary Criticism & Collections / European   

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. European - French    3. France    4. French Prose    5. French prose literature    6. Gay & Lesbian    7. Gay men's writings, French    8. History    9. History and criticism    10. Homosexuality and literature    11. Literature - Classics / Criticism    12. Sexuality In Literature    13. Sociology    14. French    15. Gay & Lesbian studies    16. Literary studies: 19th century   

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. American - Hispanic American    3. Caribbean & Latin American    4. Gay & Lesbian    5. History and criticism    6. Latin America    7. Literary Criticism    8. Literature - Classics / Criticism    9. Spanish American literature    10. Transvestism    11. Transvestites in literature    12. Gender studies    13. Literary Criticism & Collections / Gay & Lesbian    14. Literary studies: general    15. Literary theory    16. Spanish   

Subjects:  1. Gay & Lesbian    2. Gay Studies    3. Gay/Lesbian Nonfiction    4. Gender Studies    5. Human Sexuality    6. Lesbian Studies    7. Literary Criticism    8. Research & Methodology    9. Literary Criticism & Collections / Gay & Lesbian   

Reviews (7)

Wonderful survey of lesbian history
I read this book when I was newly out and went through the "read everything remotely queer" stage. This is truly a gem. It is everything a work of history should be: engaging, informative and well-crafted.
Empowering and Engaging
Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers is a fascinating work that traces the cultural history of lesbianism in the United States -- providing a broad and thorough overview of lesbianism's diversity, its relationship to feminism, and its evolving forms of resistance in relationship to the oppressions of the dominant culture.Perhaps what is most impressive about this book is that while it is an impressively researched and intellectually stimulating piece of scholarship, it is also an extremely engaging read.Faderman draws the reader into lesbian cultural history in a way that is never clinical, but compellingly human--under her treatment, the lesbian subculture emerges in all of its varied complexity, its celebratory subversiveness, as a fascinatingly rich and vibrant culture of historical, political, and sexual significance.This book is a marvelous introduction to lesbian culture and history . . . it is entertaining, empowering, and utterly engaging.

An important work
Lillian Faderman has written some of the best works on the lesbian experience throughout the ages, and "Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers" is no exception. She covers every facet of the subculture from the turn of the 20th century to the present day with impeccable scholarship, and her writing is engaging and highly readable. She examines everything from 1950's butch/femme, 70's lesbian feminism, and the resurgence of trendy "lipstick lesbians" with equal attention. This book is a must-have for every queer library, and is an important contribution to the cause of lesbian visiblity. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Gay Studies    3. History    4. Lesbian Studies    5. Lesbianism    6. Lesbians    7. Sociology    8. United States    9. Literary Criticism & Collections / Gay & Lesbian   

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An uncommonly perceptive critique
Jay Prosser's book (in addition to being uniquely insightful) occupies a unique place in the growing (trans)gender studies canon: it is the only one that engages seriously with the specificity of transsexual (as distinct from transgender) identification, and critically examines the points of critical divergence between the two (or the several, if you prefer).His readings of the Well of Loneliness and Stone Butch Blues, as well as the appended consideration of transsexual photographic self-portrait (which is as moving as it is insightful) are, quite simply, not to be missed.A must.

This was...
I had to read this book for a class at University of Milwaukee-Wisconsin, and I will never, ever recommend this... to anyone.Is he really trying to reach people?Or just other PhD peoples?Gimme a break. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Gay & Lesbian    2. Gay Studies    3. Gender Studies    4. Human Sexuality    5. Literary Criticism    6. Sociology    7. Transsexualism    8. Biography: general    9. Cultural studies    10. English    11. Literary Criticism & Collections / General    12. Literary studies: from c 1900 -    13. Transsexuals    14. USA   

Subjects:  1. American poetry    2. Anthologies (multiple authors)    3. Gay & Lesbian    4. Gay Studies    5. Gays' writings, American    6. Lesbians    7. Literary Criticism    8. Literatures    9. Poetry    10. United States    11. Literature of special Gay & Lesbian interest    12. Poetry texts & anthologies   

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. American - General    3. American literature    4. Gay & Lesbian    5. History    6. History and criticism    7. Literary Criticism    8. Literature - Classics / Criticism    9. Politics/International Relations    10. United States    11. Women Authors    12. Women and literature    13. English    14. Lesbian studies    15. Literary studies: from c 1900 -    16. USA    17. Women's studies   

Subjects:  1. 19th century    2. Gay & Lesbian    3. History and criticism    4. Human Sexuality    5. Literary Criticism    6. Literature, Modern    7. Modernism (Literature)    8. Psychology    9. Sex in literature    10. English    11. Gender studies    12. Literary studies: from c 1900 -    13. Psychology & Psychiatry / Human Sexuality    14. Sexual behaviour