Love in a Dark Time: And Other Explorations of Gay Lives and

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Love in a Dark Time: And Other Explorations of Gay Lives and Literature

Colm TÃ³ibÃn knows the languages of the outsider, the secret keeper, the gay man or woman. He knows the covert and overt language of homosexuality in literature. In Love in a Dark Time, he also describes the solace of finding like-minded companions through reading.

TÃ³ibÃn examines the life and work of some of the greatest and most influential writers of the past two centuries, figures whose homosexuality remained hidden or oblique for much of their lives, either by choice or necessity. The larger world couldn't know about their sexuality, but in their private lives, and in the spirit of their work, the laws of desire defined their expression.
This is an intimate encounter with Mann, Baldwin, Bishop, and with the contemporary poets Thom Gunn and Mark Doty. Through their work, TÃ³ibÃn is able to come to terms with his own inner desires -- his interest in secret erotic energy, his admiration for courageous figures, and his abiding fascination with sadness and tragedy. TÃ³ibÃn looks both at writers forced to disguise their true experience on the page and at readers who find solace and sexual identity by reading between the lines.
Country USA
Brand SCRIBNER
Manufacturer Scribner
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780743244671
ReleaseDate 2004-06-02
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780743244671

Country	USA
Brand	SCRIBNER
Manufacturer	Scribner
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780743244671
ReleaseDate	2004-06-02
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780743244671

Love in a Dark Time: And Other Explorations of Gay Lives and Literature

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