Description
Glances Backward brings together in one volume a broad selection of nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century American writings about gay male love, including love stories, Westerns, ghostly tales, poetry, drama, essays, letters, and memoirs.
Many of these works, such as The Cult of the Purple Rose, the story of a gay alliance at 1890s Harvard, are reprinted here for the first time since their original publication. Henry Blake Fuller's "Allisonian Classical Academy" has until now been available only in manuscript form.
In addition to works by lesser-known authors, selections by Henry James, Herman Melville, Walt Whitman, Horatio Alger, Jr., Jack London, and Willa Cather are included.
About the Author
James Gifford is Professor of Humanities at Mohawk Community College in Utica, New York. He is the editor of Imre: A Memorandum, by Edward Prime-Stevenson.
Reviews
"Glances Backward breaks new ground in gay studies. The anthology explores the full range of writing about gay males from before the Civil War to just after the First World War. In its treatment of largely unknown and inaccessible texts-from overwrought expressions of romantic friendship to modern diatribes against homosexuals as poor insurance risks-it offers the best scholarly introduction to the period when homosexuality was just finding its voice. It is a landmark text, necessary not only for queer scholars but for any student of American literature." - David Van Leer, University of California, Davis
"This is an astonishing array of writing about same-sex relations. James Gifford is a scholar who leaves no archival page unturned, and he has put together an anthology that all readers can turn to for discovery, delight, and a deeper appreciation of American history and culture." - David Bergman, Towson University
"A recognizably 'gay' American culture is a lot older, and a lot richer, than we thought-and here is the archive to prove it! This anthology brings together for the first time the major and minor voices of queer American literature, who together represent an astonishing range of experience, hope, and desire." - Eric Savoy, Universite de Montreal
Book Information
ISBN 9781551117287
Author James J. Gifford
Format Paperback
Page Count 414
Imprint Broadview Press Ltd
Publisher Broadview Press Ltd
Weight(grams) 550g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 21mm
Many of these works, such as The Cult of the Purple Rose, the story of a gay alliance at 1890s Harvard, are reprinted here for the first time since their original publication. Henry Blake Fuller's "Allisonian Classical Academy" has until now been available only in manuscript form.
In addition to works by lesser-known authors, selections by Henry James, Herman Melville, Walt Whitman, Horatio Alger, Jr., Jack London, and Willa Cather are included.
About the Author
James Gifford is Professor of Humanities at Mohawk Community College in Utica, New York. He is the editor of Imre: A Memorandum, by Edward Prime-Stevenson.
Reviews
"Glances Backward breaks new ground in gay studies. The anthology explores the full range of writing about gay males from before the Civil War to just after the First World War. In its treatment of largely unknown and inaccessible texts-from overwrought expressions of romantic friendship to modern diatribes against homosexuals as poor insurance risks-it offers the best scholarly introduction to the period when homosexuality was just finding its voice. It is a landmark text, necessary not only for queer scholars but for any student of American literature." - David Van Leer, University of California, Davis
"This is an astonishing array of writing about same-sex relations. James Gifford is a scholar who leaves no archival page unturned, and he has put together an anthology that all readers can turn to for discovery, delight, and a deeper appreciation of American history and culture." - David Bergman, Towson University
"A recognizably 'gay' American culture is a lot older, and a lot richer, than we thought-and here is the archive to prove it! This anthology brings together for the first time the major and minor voices of queer American literature, who together represent an astonishing range of experience, hope, and desire." - Eric Savoy, Universite de Montreal
Book Information
ISBN 9781551117287
Author James J. Gifford
Format Paperback
Page Count 414
Imprint Broadview Press Ltd
Publisher Broadview Press Ltd
Weight(grams) 550g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 21mm
