Law and Sexuality in Tennessee Williams's America

by Jacqueline O'Connor

Gender and cultural studies readings of Tennessee Williams's work have provided diverse perspectives on his complex representations of sexuality, whether of himself as an openly gay man, or of his characters, many of whom narrate or dramatize sexual attitudes or behavior that cross heteronormative boundaries of the mid-century period. Several of these studies have positioned Williams and his work amid the public tensions in American life over roughly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611478936
• ISBN13: 9781611478938
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.0"