{"product_id":"a-history-of-gay-literature-the-male-tradition-paperback","title":"A History of Gay Literature: The Male Tradition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGregory Woods\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis important book is the first full-scale account of male gay literature across cultures, languages, and centuries. A work of reference as well as the definitive history of a tradition, it traces writing by and about homosexual men from ancient Greece and Rome to the twentieth-century gay literary explosion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Woods' own artistry is evident throughout this elegant and startling book. . . . These finely honed gay readings of selected Western (and some Eastern) literary texts richly reward the careful attention they demand. . . . Though grounded in the particulars of gay male identity, this masterpiece of literary (and social) criticism calls across the divides of sex and sexual orientation.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (a starred review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An encyclopedic mapping of the intersection between male homosexuality and belles lettres . . . [that is] good reading, in part because Woods has foregone strict chronology to link writers across eras and cultures.\"--Louis Bayard, \u003ci\u003eWashington\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Encyclopedic and critical, evenhanded and interpretive, Woods has produced a study that stands as a monument to the progress of gay literary criticism. No one to date has attempted such a grand world-wide history. . . . It cannot be recommended highly enough.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (a starred review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A bold, intelligent and gorgeously encyclopedic study.\"--Philip Gambone, \u003ci\u003eLambda Book Report\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An exemplary piece of work.\"--Jonathan Bate, \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 468\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.04 x 9.27 x 6.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52704139739443,"sku":"9780300080889","price":113.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/cC4wcuaSJ69780300080889.webp?v=1763348284","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-history-of-gay-literature-the-male-tradition-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}