LGBTQ+ Literature in the West From Ancient Times to the Twenty-First Century
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Robert C. Evans is I. B. Young Professor of English (emeritus) at Auburn University at Montgomery, USA. He earned his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1984. In 1982 he began teaching at AUM, where he has been named Distinguished Research Professor, Distinguished Teaching Professor, and University Alumni Professor. External awards include fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies, the American Philosophical Society, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, and the Folger, Huntington, and Newberry Libraries. He is the author or editor of over sixty books and of more than four hundred essays, including recent work on various American writers.<i>LGBTQ+ Literature in the West </i>is a well-researched, fascinating look at the history of critical responses to queer literature that successfully remains accessible to those without prior knowledge on the topic.
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<i>LGBTQ+ Literature in the West </i>is a valuable reference for student and specialist alike. Evans provides rich historical thumbnails that sketch and situate significance with critical trajectory. The reader gains immediate identification plus direction for greater competence and fluency.
Frederick Roden, Professor of English, University of Connecticut, USA
Robert C. Evans’ coverage of generations of relevant scholarship makes this an invaluable resource. It is a useful first stop for scholars of all levels who are researching canonical, Western, queer narratives and their authors.
Katie R. Peel, Associate Professor of English, University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA
The book will be as appreciated by readers new to the field of LGBTQ+ literature as by those who seek to get up to speed outside their own period of specialty, or who seek a clear yet nuanced historical-critical overview.
Forum for Modern Language Studies