Homosexuality and Literature 1890-1930 [Hardcover]

Although artists are nowadays able to be openly gay and to address homosexuality explicitly in their work, this book argues that it was the harsh climate of 1890-1930 that produced the most outstanding explorations of homosexuality. To support his argument, Meyers illuminates the character and creative process of a range of authors of the period, including Wilde, Gide, Proust, E.M. Forster and T.E. Lawrence, and analyses the sexual problems that were sublimated and transcended in their art.Jeffrey Meyersis a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and has taught English at a number of universities across America.

1. Introduction
2. Wilde:The Picture of Dorian Gray(1891)
3. Gide:The Immoralist(1902)
4. Mann and Musil:Death in Venice(1912) andYoung T?rless(1906)
5. Proust:Cities of the Plain(1921-22)
6. Conrad:Victory(1915)
7. Forster:
A Room With A View1908)
Maurice(1913-14, 1971)
The Life to Come(1972)
8. T. E. Lawrence:Seven Pillars of Wisdom(1926)
9. D. H. Lawrence:
The White Peacock(1911)
Women in Love(1920)
Aaron's Rod(1922)
The Plumed Serpent(1926)
Bibliography
Notes
Index