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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1003488276 Title: Sissy! : the effeminate paradox in postwar US literature and culture Author: Harry Thomas, Jr Publisher: Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2017] ©2017 ISBN/ISSN: 9780817391485 0817391487 OCLC:1003488276

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Sissy! : the effeminate paradox in postwar US literature and culture

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Sissy! : the effeminate paradox in postwar US literature and culture

Author:	Harry Thomas, Jr.
Publisher:	Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2017] ©2017
Edition/Format:	eBook : Document : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	Offers an innovative exploration of postwar representations of effeminate men and boys. Sissy! The Effeminate Paradox in Postwar US Literature and Culture expands on recent cultural criticism that Read more...
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Subjects	Effeminacy in literature. American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism. American literature -- 21st century -- History and criticism. View all subjects
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Genre/Form:	Electronic books Criticism, interpretation, etc
Material Type:	Document, Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource
Document Type:	Internet Resource, Computer File
All Authors / Contributors:	Harry Thomas, Jr. Find more information about:
ISBN:	9780817391485 0817391487
OCLC Number:	1003488276
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 240 pages)
Contents:	Introduction: Saying "Oh yeah!" to sissies: fascinating effeminacy defined -- The sympathetic sissy: Carson McCullers, Truman Capote, and fascinating effeminacy in postwar US literature -- The straight-acting gay man versus the truth-telling queen: Gore Vidal, James Baldwin, and gay men's debates about effeminacy -- "I [heart] boys who sparkle": straight female fandom and fascinating effeminacy -- Amplifying the paradox: effeminacy in the age of HIV/AIDS -- "The sissy triumphant": fascinating effeminacy goes mainstream -- Conclusion: "Our makeup is terrible, but I love you anyway": why fascinating effeminacy matters in the twenty-first century.
Responsibility:	Harry Thomas Jr.

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