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Gay Artists in Modern American Culture: An Imagined Conspiracy

By Michael S. Sherry

Book information

Year
2007
ISBN
0807831212, 9780807831212, 9780807885895
LCC
NX180.H6 S54 2007
Open Library ID
OL11294130M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3091359 bytes)
Pages
304\303
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Today it is widely recognized that gay men played a prominent role in defining the culture of mid-20th-century America, with such icons as Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee, Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Montgomery Clift, and Rock Hudson defining much of what seemed distinctly "American" on the stage and screen. Even though few gay artists were "out," their sexuality caused significant anxiety during a time of rampant antihomosexual attitudes. Michael Sherry offers a sophisticated analysis of the tension between the nation's simultaneous dependence on and fear of the cultural influence of gay artists.

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