Gay and Lesbian Themes in Latin American Writing / / David William Foster.
A taboo subject in many cultures, homosexuality has been traditionally repressed in Latin America, both as a way of life and as a subject for literature. Yet numerous writers have attempted to break the cultural silence surrounding homosexuality, using various strategies to overtly or covertly discu...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021] ©1991 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Texas Pan American Series
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Adolfo Caminha's Bom-Crioulo: A Founding Text of Brazilian Gay Literature
- 3 Vampire Versions of Homosexuality: Seduction and Ruin
- 4 The Deconstruction of Personal Identity
- 5 The Sociopolitical Matrix
- 6 Optical Constructions
- 7 Narrations on the Self
- 8 Utopian Designs
- 9 Conclusions
- Notes: Translations of Quotations
- Bibliography
- Index