Reconsidering the Emergence of the Gay Novel in English and German

In Reconsidering the Emergence of the Gay Novel in English and German, James P. Wilper examines a key moment in the development of the modern gay novel by analyzing four novels by German, British, and American writers. Wilper studies how the texts are influenced by and respond and react to four scho...

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Main Author: Wilper, James P. (auth)
Format: eBook
Published: West Lafayette Purdue University Press 20160201
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