Epistemology of the closet

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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 the horror of the first wave of the AIDS epidemic and its influence on the text.

subjects: History and criticism,  Criticism and interpretation,  Theory,  Gay men in literature,  Homosexuality and literature,  American fiction,  Gays' writings,  Male authors,  Fiction,  Gay men's writings,  Men authors,  Homosexuality in literature,  Homosexualitat <Motiv>,  Roman,  open_syllabus_project,  Literatur,  Homosexualität,  Melville, herman, 1819-1891,  James, henry, 1843-1916,  Wilde, oscar, 1854-1900,  Proust, marcel, 1871-1922,  Nietzsche, friedrich wilhelm, 1844-1900,  American fiction, history and criticism,  American fiction, history and criticism, 19th century,  Histoire et critique,  Homosexualité dans la littérature,  Homoseksualiteit,  Letterkunde,  Écrits d'homosexuels masculins,  Théorie,  Écrits d'hommes,  Homosexualité et littérature,  Homosexuels masculins dans la littérature,  Geschlechtsidentität,  Kulturelles System,  Billy Budd (Melville, Herman),  À la recherche du temps perdu (Proust, Marcel),  LGBTQ,  Queer,  Queer theory,  LGBTQ HIV/AIDS,  LGBTQ queer theory,  Melville, herman , 1819-1891,  Criticism and interpretationjames, henry , 1843-1916,  Criticism and interpretationwilde, oscar , 1854-1900,  Proust, marcel , 1871-1922,  Nietzsche, friedrich wilhelm , 1844-1900,  American fiction--male authors--history and criticism,  Gays' writings--history and criticism--theory, etc,  Gay men's writings--history and criticism,  Fiction--history and criticism,  Fiction--19th century--history and criticism,  Fiction--20th century--history and criticism,  Ps374.h63 s42 2008,  823.809353,  Homosexuality,  Philosophy

People: Herman Melville (1819-1891),  Marcel Proust (1871-1922),  Henry James (1843-1916),  Oscar Wilde (1854-1900),  Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900)

Times: 20th century,  19th century