Gay & Lesbian Literature Books

New and Published Books

1. AIDS Literature and Gay Identity

   The Literature of Loss

   By Monica Pearl

   Series: Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature

   This book discusses the significance of late twentieth century and early twenty first century American fiction written in response to the AIDS crisis and interrogates how sexual identity is depicted and constructed textually. Pearl develops Freudian psychoanalytic theory in a complex account of the...

   Published December 18th 2012 by Routledge
2. Homoeroticism in Imperial China

   A Sourcebook

   Edited by Mark Stevenson, Cuncun Wu

   Bringing together over sixty pre-modern Chinese primary sources on same-sex desire in English translation, Homoeroticism in Imperial China is an important addition to the growing field of the comparative history of sexuality and provides a window onto the continuous cultural relevance of same-sex...

   Published December 4th 2012 by Routledge
3. The Routledge Queer Studies Reader

   Edited by Donald Hall, Annamarie Jagose

   Series: Routledge Literature Readers

   The Routledge Queer Studies Reader provides a comprehensive resource for students and scholars working in this vibrant and interdisciplinary field. The book traces the emergence and development of Queer Studies as a field of scholarship, presenting key critical essays alongside more recent...

   Published May 30th 2012 by Routledge
4. Liberation Theology in Chicana/o Literature

   Manifestations of Feminist and Gay Identities

   By Alma Rosa Alvarez

   Series: Latino Communities: Emerging Voices - Political, Social, Cultural and Legal Issues

   Liberation Theology in Chicana/o Literature looks at the ways in which Chicana/o authors who have experienced cultural disconnection or marginalization because of their gender, gender politics and sexual orientation attempt to forge a connection back to Chicana/o culture through their use of...

   Published April 9th 2012 by Routledge
5. The Novels of Virginia Woolf (Routledge Revivals)

   By Hermione Lee

   This book, first published in 1977, is not about Bloomsbury, lesbianism, madness or suicide, but is a much-needed introduction to Virginia Woolf’s nine novels, written in the hope of turning attention back from the life to the fictional work. Its clarity and insights will make this book invaluable...

   Published October 2nd 2010 by Routledge
6. Gay Male Fiction Since Stonewall

   Ideology, Conflict, and Aesthetics

   By Les Brookes

   Series: Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature

   The conflict between assimilationism and radicalism that has riven gay culture since Stonewall became highly visible in the 1990s with the emergence and challenge of queer theory and politics. The conflict predates Stonewall, however—indeed, Jonathan Dollimore describes it as "one of the most...

   Published January 25th 2010 by Routledge
7. Modernist Aesthetics and Consumer Culture in the Writings of Oscar Wilde

   By Paul Fortunato

   Series: Studies in Major Literary Authors

   Oscar Wilde was a consumer modernist. His modernist aesthetics drove him into the heart of the mass culture industries of 1890s London, particularly the journalism and popular theatre industries. Wilde was extremely active in these industries: as a journalist at the Pall Mall Gazette; as magazine...

   Published June 15th 2009 by Routledge
8. Reading Sexualities

   Hermeneutic Theory and the Future of Queer Studies

   By Donald E. Hall

   Reading Sexualities confronts the reigning practices, priorities, and preoccupations of queer theory and sexuality studies. Looking at a range of texts, from novels to travel narratives to internet porn, Donald E. Hall deftly weaves the theoretical with the literary in order to: examine the...

   Published February 26th 2009 by Routledge
9. You Can Run

   Gay, Glam, and Gritty Travels in South America

   From Machu Picchu to a cocaine purchase in a Bolivian jail—and beyond!How do you rough it in extreme South American travels and still dare to be different? You Can Run: Gay, Glam, and Gritty Travels in South America follows the intrepid and fantastic—and totally true—adventures of flamboyant gay...

   Published April 3rd 2007 by Routledge
10. Male-Male Intimacy in Early America

    Beyond Romantic Friendships

    By William E Benemann

    Previously hard-to-find information on homosexuality in early America—now in a convenient single volume!Few of us are familiar with the gay men on General Washington’s staff or among the leaders of the new republic. Now, in the same way that Alex Haley’s Roots provided a...

    Published March 9th 2006 by Routledge