Homographesis: Essays in Gay Literary and Cultural TheoryBrings provocative, rigorous and controversial readings of literary and cultural texts to gay critical analysis. Lee Edelman rearticulates the politics of sexuality, addressing some of the most hotly debated issues of our time. |
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