Gay American Novels, 1870-1970

<p> Examining the development of gay American fiction and providing an essential reading list, this literary survey covers 257 works--novels, novellas, a graphic story cycle and a narrative poem--in which gay and bisexual male characters play a major role. Iconic works, such as James Baldwin's <I>Giovanni's Room</I> and Christopher Isherwood's <I>A Single Man</I>, are included, along with titles not given attention by earlier surveys, such as Wallace Thurman's <I