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Epistemology of the Closet, Updated with a New Preface
Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
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paperback. Since the late 1980s, queer studies and theory have become vital to the intellectual and political life of the United States. Working from texts of European and American writers, this work analyzes a turn-of-the-century historical moment in which sexual orientation became as important a demarcation of personhood as gender had been for centuries. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402. 280 pages. Since the late 1980s, queer studies and theory have become vital to the intellectual and political life of the United States. Working from texts of European and American writers, this work analyzes a turn-of-the-century historical moment in which sexual orientation became as important a demarcation of personhood as gender had been for centuries. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFSK. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight: 388.
Since the late 1980s, queer studies and theory have become vital to the intellectual and political life of the United States. This has been due, in no small degree, to the influence of Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick's critically acclaimed "Epistemology of the Closet". Working from classic texts of European and American writers - including Melville, James, Nietzsche, Proust, and Wilde -Sedgwick analyzes a turn-of-the-century historical moment in which sexual orientation became as important a demarcation of personhood as gender had been for centuries. In her preface to this updated edition Sedgwick places the book both personally and historically, looking specifically at ... Read more
Since the late 1980s, queer studies and theory have become vital to the intellectual and political life of the United States. This has been due, in no small degree, to the influence of Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick's critically acclaimed "Epistemology of the Closet". Working from classic texts of European and American writers - including Melville, James, Nietzsche, Proust, and Wilde -Sedgwick analyzes a turn-of-the-century historical moment in which sexual orientation became as important a demarcation of personhood as gender had been for centuries. In her preface to this updated edition Sedgwick places the book both personally and historically, looking specifically at ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
396g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520254060
SKU
V9780520254060
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About Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick is Distinguished Professor of English at City University of New York Graduate Center. Her books include Between Men, Tendencies, A Dialogue on Love, and Touching Feeling.
Reviews for Epistemology of the Closet, Updated with a New Preface
"Close readings of Melville's Billy Budd, Wilde's Dorian Gray, and of Proust, Nietzsche, Henry James, and Thackeray bristle with keen observations relating entrenched fears of same-sex relationships to contemporary gay-bashing."
Publishers Weekly
"No book I have recently read is as successful as Sedgwick's in making provocative connections between literary acts and social dynamics."
The Nation
"Pioneering ... Read more
Publishers Weekly
"No book I have recently read is as successful as Sedgwick's in making provocative connections between literary acts and social dynamics."
The Nation
"Pioneering ... Read more