The Gay and Lesbian Literary Heritage: A Readers Companion to the Writers and Their Works, from Antiquity to the Present

Book Overview

The revised edition of The Gay and Lesbian LiteraryHeritage is a reader's companion to this impressive body of work. It provides overviews of gay and lesbian presence in a variety of literatures and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805027165
• ISBN13: 9780805027167
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
• Length: 786 Pages
• Weight: 2.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 2.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Perfect Reference for a Queer Academic

This is not a book that will keep you reading through the night and not only because one night would not be enough. This is a book you will keep on reading for years, picking it up to broaden your knowledge about still new authors and historical characters only to be surprised most of the time that, yes, they are included and given a broad and comprehensive treatment as well. Simply a must of you are interested in gay and lesbian literature and literary tradition. A necessary item in your reference library and a perfect book for browsing.