Deep Gossip
Henry Abelove, literary critic, astute historian, and pioneer in queer studies, offers interdisciplinary views on the connections between politics, culture, and sexuality. Deep Gossip addresses the willful misreading of Freud's views on homosexuality among American psychoanalysts; reconsiders sexual practice during England's eighteenth century; assesses the contemporary relevance of Thoreau's Walden, particularly to queer politics; and traces the emergence of a queer critique of previous...
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Maps the intricate relationship between culture, politics, and sexuality over three centuries - now in paperback!
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Deep GossipFreud, Male Homosexuality, and the Americans1Some Speculations on the History of Sexual Intercourse during the Long Eighteenth Century in England21From Thoreau to Queer Politics29The Queering of Lesbian/Gay History42American Studies, Queer Studies56New York City Gay Liberation and the Queer Commuters70Notes89Permissions103
