Forster's Maurice: a revolution out of time.
| Publisher | Gay & Lesbian Review, Inc. |
| Publication | The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide |
| Subject | Literature/writing |
| Format | Magazine/Journal |
| ISSN | 1532-1118 |
| Issues per Year | 4 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Published | 2007-05-01 |
| Role | Type | Name |
| Author | n/a | Lewis DeSimone |
| Person | Works | E.M. Forster |
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| Maurice | quickNotes |
| Maurice | Salem on Literature |
In my youth, I had strong gaydar when it came to literature, reveling in the homosexual undertones of the classics. Looking back now, it's hard to believe that anyone could be blind to the quintessential gayness of Moby-Dick or Leaves of Grass, but at the time reading such works aroused no suspicion. When I finally came out to someone else--an older man with whom I had unexpectedly, overwhelmingly, fallen in love--he gave me more books, as a substitute for himself (he was taken; I was young and naive). The reading list was huge and exciting--Christopher Isherwood, Andrew Holleran,...
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