ENGL 285 - Gay and Lesbian Literature

Institution:

Albion College

Subject:

English

Description:

Examines lesbian and gay literature written in Great Britian and America from the Renaissance through the twentieth century, including works by Shakespeare, Byron, Whitman, Melville, Dickinson, Wilde, Cather, Woolf, Baldwin and Lorde Considers such questions as: What makes a text "gay"? How does the cultural oppression of homosexuals shape the literary texts they produce? Do these works form ant sort of literary tradition and, if so, how do they build on and influence each other? What is their place in the larger literary canon?

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.albion.edu

Phone Number:

(517) 629-1000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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