Between Men: English Literature and Male Homosocial Desire (Gender and Culture Series)

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1985
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Hailed by the New York Times as one of the most influential texts in gender studies, men's studies and gay studies, this book uncovers the homosocial desire between men, from Restoration comedies to Tennyson's Princess.

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Hailed by the New York Times as "one of the most influential texts in gender studies, men's studies and gay studies," this book uncovers the homosocial desire between men, from Restoration comedies to Tennyson's Princess.

$26.90

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 258
Edition: Revised ed.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 06 Jul 1985
ISBN 10: 0231082738
ISBN 13: 9780231082730
Book Overview: One of the most influential texts in gender studies, men's studies and gay studies. -- Catharine R. Stimpson, New York Times Book Review

Media Reviews

Universally cited as the text that ignited gay studies. Rolling Stone In many ways, the book that turned queer theory from a latent to a manifest discipline. Voice Literary Supplement Astoshingly powerful... Its insights are breathtaking and its careful attention to history, theory, and politics is exemplary. Gay Community News Stunning and original readings. Raritan

Author Bio

Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick is the author of Tendencies, The Coherence of Gothic Conventions, and Epistemology of the Closet.