Gay and Lesbian Long Fiction (Critical Survey of Long Fiction)
Background
Homosexuality was, for much of history, generally regarded as a disease or perversion that was rigorously denounced or even censored; therefore, there was a long delay in its appearance as an explicit theme in long fiction. English-language novelists resorted to writing gay novels under pseudonyms and publishing them either privately or in foreign countries.
Nineteenth Century Camouflage
Gay characters and sensibility were introduced only by arch subterfuge, with writers following society’s unwritten decree to end such fiction with the death,...
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