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Author:

Thomas, Harry, Jr., 1977- author.

Title:

Sissy! : the effeminate paradox in postwar US literature and culture / Harry Thomas Jr.

Publisher:

The University of Alabama Press,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xiv, 240 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Effeminacy in literature.
American literature--20th century--History and criticism.
American literature--21st century--History and criticism.
American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
American fiction--21st century--History and criticism.
Men in literature.
Effeminacy--United States.
American fiction.
American literature.
Effeminacy.
Effeminacy in literature.
Men in literature.
United States.
1900-2099
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [223]-231) and index.

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.

ISBN:

0817319638
9780817319632

OCLC:

(OCoLC)993637726

LCCN:

2017004472

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)