Gay Fictions: Wilde to Stonewall: Studies in a Male Homosexual Literary Tradition

New York: Continuum, 1990. Hardcover. Fine in fine jacket. Quarto in beige and green jacket; 245 pages; 24 cm; bibliographical references (pages 219-238) and index. Oscar Wilde -- Willa Cather -- E. M. Forster -- Gore Vidal -- Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams -- Mary Renault -- James Baldwin -- Christopher Isherwood. / Contents: "In such surrender there may be gain': Oscar Wilde and the beginnings of gay fiction -- "A losing game in the end": Willa Cather's "Paul's Case" -- "The flesh educating the spirit": E.M. Forster's gay fictions -- "The cabin and the river": Gore Vidal's The City and the Pillar -- "The charm of the defeated": The early fiction of Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams -- "The plain of truth": Mary Renault's The Charioteer -- "Looking at the naked sun": James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room -- "The waters of the pool": Christopher Isherwood's A Single Man. / Materials specified: Table of contentshttp://bvbr.bib-bvbEnglish fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism. Homosexuality and literature -- English-speaking countries. Gay men -- English-speaking countries -- Intellectual life. American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism. Gay men's writings, English -- History and criticism. Gay men's writings, American -- History and criticism. Gay men in literature. American fiction. English fiction. Gay men in literature. Gay men -- Intellectual life. Gay men's writings, American. Gay men's writings, English. Homosexuality and literature. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Literatur Homosexualitat Homosexualitat Aufsatzsammlung Geschichte (1890-1965) Geschichte (1905-1956) Roman.Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 -- Influence. Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 Criticism, interpretation, etc.1900-1999 English-speaking countries. Englisch. USA. American fiction; History and criticism; 20th century; English fiction; History and criticism; 20th century; Gay men; Intellectual life;.