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LiteratureLiterary Criticism Clum, John M. Acting Gay: Male Homosexuality in Modern Drama. New York: Columbia University Press, 1992. JFE 92-7254. Interprets the central works of gay male drama written by American and English playwrights from 1930-1992. Annotated bibliography. De Jongh, Nicholas. Not in Front of the Audience: Homosexuality on Stage. New York: Routledge, 1992. JFD 92-11257. Male homosexuality as depicted in London and New York theaters from 1925-1985. Displacing Homophobia: Gay Male Perspectives in Literature and Culture, edited by Ronald R. Butters, John M. Clum, and Michael Moon. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1989. JFE 91-7491. Foster, David William. Gay and Lesbian Themes in Latin American Writing. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1991. JFE 91- 8892. Extensive bibliography. Garber, Eric. Uranian Worlds: a Guide to Alternative Sexuality in Science Fiction. 2nd Ed. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1990. JFE 91-2199. Numerous biographical notes. Appendices list anthologies, films, videos, and fan clubs. Chronological, title, and biographical indexes. Grahn, Judy. The Highest Apple: Sappho and the Lesbian Poetic Tradition. San Francisco: Spinsters, Ink, 1985. JFD 87-2979. Grier, Barbara. Lesbiana: Book Reviews from the Ladder, 1966-72. [Reno]: Naiad Press, 1976. JFD 78-5100. Insightful amusing reviews of several hundred books and periodicals from the vanguard lesbian magazine. Author/title index. An Intimate Wilderness: Lesbian Writers on Sexuality, edited by Judith Barrington. Portland, OR: Eighth Mountain Press, 1991. JFE 91-10035. Literary collection on lesbian sexuality. Koponen, Wilfrid R. Embracing a Gay Identity: Gay Novels as Guides. Westport, CT: Bergin & Garvey, 1993. JFE 93-10414. The coming-out experiences of gay men as depicted in six contemporary novels. Lesbian and Gay Writing: an Anthology of Critical Essays, edited by Mark Lilly. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Macmillan, 1990. JFD 90-9603. Written by gay and lesbian contributors, the book contains chapter notes but no separate bibliography. Index of persons only. Rule, Jane. Lesbian Images. London: Pluto Press, 1989, c1975. JFD 90-4267. The theme of lesbianism as seen in a variety of literary and nonfiction sources. Sedgwick, Eve Kosofsky. Between Men: English Literature and Male Homosocial Desire. New York: Columbia University Press, 1985. JFE 85-1191. What Lesbians Do in Books, edited by Elaine Hobby and Chris White. London: Women's Press, 1991. JFD 92-2899. British anthology of writings about lesbians as writers, readers, critics, and characters in literature. Zimmerman, Bonnie. The Safe Sea of Women: Lesbian Fiction, 1969-1989. Boston: Beacon Press, 1990. JFE 90-6620. Black Men/White Men: A Gay Anthology, edited by Michael J. Smith. San Francisco: Gay Sunshine Press, 1983. (S) JFD 85-2456 and MSS DIV\IGIC\NONF\B63a. A collection of essays, short stories, and poems dealing with the gay black experience. Companeras: Latina Lesbians, compiled by Juanita Ramos. New York: Latina Lesbian History Project, 1987. JFD 89-2352. Bilingual collection of oral history, fiction, poetry, essays, and art by and about Latina lesbians. Discontents: New Queer Writers, edited by Dennis Cooper. New York: Amethyst Press, 1992. JFD 92-13580. The Faber Book of Gay Short Fiction, edited by Edmund White. London and Boston: Faber and Faber, 1991. JFD 91-10519. Gay and Lesbian Poetry in Our Time: an Anthology, edited by Carl Morse and Joan Larkin. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1988. JFE 89-277. An outstanding collection. Brief sketches of the poets are included. Gay Plays, edited by Michael Wilcox. London and New York: Methuen, 1984- . Volumes 1-4. JFK 87-199. Here to Dare: 10 Gay Black Poets, edited by Assotto Saint. New York: Galiens Press, 1992. JFD 93-5930 and JFD 93-10598. Lesbian Plays, selected by Jill Davis. Volumes 1-2. London: Methuen, 1987- . JFK 90-27. Living the Spirit: a Gay American Indian Anthology, edited by Will Roscoe. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1988. HBC 88-2466. A collection of stories, poems, and essays by and about gay Native Americans. Addendum includes contacts, resources, and a bibliography of sources and suggested reading. Men on Men: Best New Gay Fiction, edited by George Stambolian, New York, 1986- . Volume 1, JFD 93-18430; volume 2, JFD 89-398; volume 3, JFD 93-8874; volume 4, JFD 94-410; volume 5, JFD95-11587. Naming the Waves: Contemporary Lesbian Poetry, edited by Christian McEwen. London: Virago, 1988. JFD 90-152. Now the Volcano: An Anthology of Latin American Gay Literature, edited by Winston Leyland. San Francisco: Gay Sunshine Press, 1979. JFD 80-5472 and MSS DIV\IGIC\FIC\L42. The Penguin Book of Gay Short Stories, edited by David Leavitt and Mark Mitchell. New York: Viking, 1994. JFE 94-2451. The Penguin Book of Lesbian Short Stories, edited by Margaret Reynolds. New York: Viking, 1993. (S) JFD 93-16467. The Violet Quill Reader: the Emergence of Gay Writing After Stonewall, edited by David Bergman. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994. JFD 94-11241. Women on Women: An Anthology of American Lesbian Short Fiction, edited by Joan Nestle and Naomi Holoch. New York: Plume, 1990. JFD 92-35. Throughout the centuries, homosexual literature has remained hidden in plain sight, never far from view but elusive to all except those who created and read it. Thus ghettoized, gay literature was the furtive province of imagined moral guilt and perceived deviant sexuality, inhabited by doomed homosexuals and social outcasts. The past twenty-five years have witnessed the emergence of gay literature from the realms of the clandestine into the maincurrents of cultural thought, and the establishment of a major literary movement with an ever-increasing canon of work. It is a movement that, by reaching deeply into the shared and individual experiences and complexities of homosexual life, is laying claim to all the potential for expressive thought that literature offers, taking issue with the untrue and illuminating the universal human need and desire for self-worth, affirmation, pleasure, gratification, and love. It has been suggested that, like other literary movements, gay literature requires its own critical standard or aesthetic, an all-encompassing queer aesthetic. Others believe that gay literature should be held to the same critical standards as other literary movements. The debate over the purpose and future of gay literature and its relation to a larger cultural landscape will continue. A resolution to the conflict between gay assimilationists and gay militants over legitimacy versus liberation is nowhere in sight. That the controversy can take place, and in the clear light of day, may be the most significant achievement of all. The following very selective, illustrative list of imaginative works of literature is chosen to provide an overview of modern gay and lesbian literature.
Individual Works Of Fiction And Drama NB: Where appropriate, only one edition of a particular work is listed here; consult the catalogs for other editions.Allison, Dorothy. Trash. Ithaca, NY: Firebrand Books, 1988. JFD 89-711. Baldwin, James. Giovanni's Room. New York: Dial Press, 1956. D-10 1295. Brown, Rita Mae. Rubyfruit Jungle. Plainfield, VT: Daughters, inc., 1973. JFD 77-11691. Cameron, Peter. Leap Year. New York: Harper and Row, 1990. JFE 90-4689. Chambers, Jane. Last Summer at Bluefish Cove. New York: JH Press, 1982. JFD 90-1553. Colette, Sidonie Gabrielle. The Pure and the Impure, translated by Herma Briffault. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1967. D-17 8633. Cooper, Dennis. Wrong: Stories. New York: Grove Weidenfeld, 1992. JFD 92-13228. Crowley, Mart. The Boys in the Band. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1968. MSS DIV\IGIC\DRA\C24. Cunningham, Michael. A Home at the End of the World. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1990. JFE 91-2460. Dixon, Melvin. Vanishing Rooms. New York: Dutton, 1991. JFD 91-7950. Duplechan, Larry. Captain Swing, a Love Story. Boston: Alyson Publications, 1993. JFD 93-14274. Flagg, Fannie. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe. New York: Random House, 1987. JFE 87-6057. Genet, Jean. Miracle of the Rose. New York: Grove Press, 1966. D-17 1430. Hall, Radclyffe. The Well of Loneliness. New York: Coviei Friede, 1928. NCW. Hemphill, Essex. Ceremonies. New York: Plume, 1992. JFD 92-10875. Holleran, Andrew. Dancer from the Dance. New York: Morrow, 1978. JFD 80-4075 and JFD 78-8343. Hollinghurst, Alan. The Swimming Pool Library. London: Chatto and Windus, 1988. JFE 88-5110. Islas, Arturo. Migrant Souls. New York: Morrow, 1990. JFC 90-1937. Isherwood, Christopher. A Single Man. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1964. D-15 7319. Kenan, Randall. Let the Dead Bury Their Dead and Other Stories. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992. JFD 92-13235. Kramer, Larry. The Normal Heart. New York: New American Library, 1985. JFD 93-8967. Leavitt, David. The Lost Language of Cranes. New York: Knopf, 1986. JFD 86-9839. Mars-Jones, Adam. Monopolies of Loss. London; Boston: Faber and Faber, 1992. JFD 92-18078. Maupin, Armistead. Tales of the City. New York: Harper and Row, 1978. JFL 79-221. McGehee, Peter. Sweetheart. Toronto: HarperCollins, 1992. JFD 92-12271. Miller, Isabel. Patience and Sarah. New York: Ballantine, 1983, c1969. JFC 90-2001. Monette, Paul. Taking Care of Mrs. Carroll. Boston: Little, Brown, 1978. JFD 78-3538. Nava, Michael. How Town: A Novel of Suspense. New York: Harper and Row, 1990. JFD 90-6535. Peck, Dale. Martin and John. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1993. JFC 93-1233. Picano, Flice. The Lure. New York: Delacorte Press, 1977. JFE 79-4102. Raphael, Lev. Dancing on Tisha B'Av. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1990. JFD 91-4314. Rechy, John. City of Night. New York: Grove Press, 1963. D-15 196. Renault, Mary. The Charioteer. New York: Pantheon, 1959. D-11 8303. Sarton, May. The Education of Harriet Hatfield. New York: W.W. Norton, 1989. JFD 89-3668. Scully, Robert. A Scarlet Pansy. New York: W. Faro, 1932. D-17 6698. Vidal, Gore. The City and the Pillar. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1948. NCW. Walker, Alice. The Color Purple. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982. JFD 82-2023. Weir, John. The Irreversible Decline of Eddie Socket. New York: Harper & Row, 1989. JFD 90-4432. White, Edmund. The Beautiful Room is Empty. New York: Knopf, 1988. JFD 89-4580. Whitmore, George. Nebraska. New York: Grove Press, 1987. Rev. ed. New York: Washington Square Press, 1989. [on order] Williams, Tennessee. Collected Stories. New York: New Directions Pub. Corp., 1985. JFE 86-2890. |