Description
Before the 1969 Stonewall Riots, LGBTQ life was dominated by the negative image of "the closet"--the metaphorical space where that which was deemed "queer" was hidden from a hostile public view. Literary studies of queer themes and characters in crime fiction have tended to focus on the more positive and explicit representations since the riots, while pre-Stonewall works are thought to reference queer only negatively or obliquely. This collection of new essays questions that view with an investigation of queer aspects in crime fiction published over eight decades, from the corseted Victorian era to the unbuttoned 1960s.
About the Author
Curtis Evans, an independent scholar and book dealer, has published numerous articles and essays on detective fiction as well as an award-winning book on industry and labor in the American South. He lives in Germantown, Tennessee.
Reviews
"Uncover queer themes in crime fiction written before 1969, from the Victorian era to the 1960s"-ProtoView.
Awards
Nominated for Edgar Allan Poe Award-Mystery Writers of America 2018 (United States).
Book Information
ISBN 9780786499922
Author Curtis Evans
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc
Weight(grams) 435g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 15mm
