Between men

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Hailed by the "New York Times" as "one of the most influential texts in gender studies, men's studies and gay studies," this book uncovers the homosocial desire between men, from Restoration comedies to Tennyson's "Princess." At the time of its first appearance in 1985 Between Men was viewed as an important intervention into Feminist as well as Gay and Lesbian studies. It was an important book because it argued that "sexuality" and "desire" were not a historical phenomenon but carefully managed social constructs. This insight (that actually originated with Michael Foucault) is often viewed as anti-humanist or post-humanist because it argues that men and women are simply the products of patriarchal power relations over which they have no control. By mobilizing Foucault's theories of the history of sexuality Sedgwick re-fashions Feminism and Gay and Lesbian Studies to make it seem as though Feminism and Gay and Lesbian studies are ideally situated to continue those interventions into the history of sexuality begun by Foucault.

subjects: Homosexuality and literature,  Desire in literature,  Feminism and literature,  History and criticism,  Male friendship,  Male authors,  Sex role in literature,  English literature,  Masculinity in literature,  Men in literature,  Psychological aspects,  Psychological aspects of English literature,  Sex in literature,  History,  LGBTQ,  Queer,  Queer theory,  Gay men's writings, English,  English fiction,  Male homosexuality in literature,  Gay men in literature,  Roman anglais,  Histoire et critique,  Homosexualité masculine dans la littérature,  Homosexuels masculins dans la littérature,  LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh,  Littérature anglaise,  Hommes dans la littérature,  Sexualité dans la littérature,  Rôle selon le sexe dans la littérature,  Masculinité (Psychologie) dans la littérature,  Féminisme et littérature,  Homosexualité et littérature,  Histoire,  Masculinité dans la littérature,  Désir dans la littérature,  Englisch,  Erotik,  Literatur,  Romans,  Mannen,  Vrouwen,  Sociale relaties,  Engels,  Homosexualität,  Motiv,  Hommes,  Dans la littérature,  Homosexualité,  Rôle selon le sexe,  Masculinité (psychologie),  Désir,  Homosexualité masculine,  18e siècle (milieu)-19e siècle (milieu),  English literature--male authors--history and criticism