Eminent Outlaws
The Gay Writers Who Changed America
by Christopher Bram
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Eminent Outlaws
On the heels of World War II, a small group of gay writers established themselves as literary power players. These game-changing talents fueled a cultural revolution, one that would change the cultural landscape forever. In Eminent Outlaws, novelist Christopher Bram chronicles the rise of gay consciousness in American writing.
It all began with the first wave of major gay literary figures, including Tennessee Williams, Gore Vidal, Truman Capote, Allen Ginsberg and James Baldwin. Bram reveals how, despite criticism and occasional setbacks, these pioneers set the stage for new generations of gay writers to build upon what they’d started. Talents like Armistead Maupin, Edmund White, Tony Kushner and Edward Albee soon followed, each creating unforgettable works of art that have become undisputed American classics.
Weaving together the crosscurrents, feuds and subversive energies that provoked these writers to greatness, Eminent Outlaws is a rich and essential work. Packed with shrewd insights, it takes readers through over fifty years of momentous change: from a time when homosexuality was a crime in forty-nine states and into the age of same-sex marriage and the end of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.
Hardcover : 384 pages
Publisher: Hachette Book Group, USA ( February 02, 2012 )
Item #: 13-503108
ISBN: 9780446563130
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.25 x 0.96inches
Product Weight: 15.0 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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