The Queer Renaissance : Contemporary American Literature and the Reinvention of Lesbian and Gay Identities

The Queer Renaissance : Contemporary American Literature and the Reinvention of Lesbian and Gay IdentitiesThe Queer Renaissance : Contemporary American Literature and the Reinvention of Lesbian and Gay Identities

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Date: 01 Jun 1997
Publisher: New York University Press
Original Languages: English
Book Format: Paperback::270 pages
ISBN10: 0814755550
ISBN13: 9780814755556
File size: 30 Mb
Dimension: 152x 229x 17.02mm::362.87g
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