Imaginative Resistance, Queer Fiction and the Law - Same-Sex Desire and the Good Life in Heteronormative Orders

This book provides a novel account of how heteronormative socio-legal orders affect the well-being, or quality of life, of same-sex attracted people.

Sommario

Introduction 1. Imaginative Resistance in and beyond Fiction 2. Same-Sex Desire in Britain and the United States, Circa 1946-1961 3. Charles Jackson’s The Fall of Valor (1946) 4. Gillian Freeman’s The Leather Boys (1961) 5. Patricia Highsmith’s The Price of Salt (1952) and The Talented Mr Ripley (1955) Conclusions

Info autore

Aleardo Zanghellini, Professor of Law and Social Theory, University of Reading, UK

Riassunto

This book provides a novel account of how heteronormative socio-legal orders affect the well-being, or quality of life, of same-sex attracted people.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Aleardo Zanghellini, Zanghellini Aleardo
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.05.2023
• EAN: 9781032037509
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3203750-9
• Pagine: 176
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; FICTION / General, Sociology, Cultural Studies, LAW / General, LAW / Legal History, LAW / Discrimination, LAW / Gender & the Law, Politics & government, Humanities, Feminism & feminist theory, Gender & the law, Literary studies: general, Gender studies, gender groups, Gay & Lesbian studies, Social Law, FICTION / LGBTQ+ / Lesbian, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, FICTION / LGBTQ+ / Gay, FICTION / Romance / LGBTQ+ / Gay, FICTION / Romance / LGBTQ+ / General, FICTION / Romance / LGBTQ+ / Lesbian, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Lesbian Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / LGBTQ+, Law and society, gender issues, FICTION / Erotica / LGBTQ+ / Gay