The Violet Hour: The Violet Quill and the Making of Gay Culture
The members of the literary circle known as the Violet Quill -- Andrew Holleran, Felice Picano, Edmund White, Christopher Cox, Michael Grumley, Robert Ferro, and George Whitmore -- collectively represent the aspirations and the achievement of gay writing during and after the gay liberation movement. David Bergman's social history shows how the works of these authors reflected, advanced, and criticized the values, principles, and prejudices of the culture of gay liberation. In spinning many of...
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The members of the literary circle known as the Violet Quill — Christopher Cox, Robert Ferro, Michael Grumley, Andrew Holleran, Felice Picano, Edmund White, and George Whitmore — collectively represent the aspirations and the achievement of gay writing during and after the gay liberation movement. This social history shows how the works of these authors both reflected and criticized the values, principles, and prejudices of the culture of gay liberation. In spinning many of the most important stories gay men told of themselves in the short period between the 1969 Stonewall Riots and the devastation of the AIDS epidemic during the 1980s, the Violet Quill exerted an enormous influence on gay culture.
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations1These shrieking violets12Gay writing before the violet quill383Two journeys804Race and the violet quill1145Beauty and the beach1376Love and sex1707AIDS216Works cited283Chronology289Index293
\ The Journal of American History - Gary L. Atkins\ It is a notable and worthy contribution to gay history and literary analysis.\ \ \ \ \ \ American Literature - Arthur L. Little\ [Bergman] is extremely well-versed...and his study should prove a rich source.\ \ \ \ Journal of the History of SexualityA perceptive and heartfelt study.\ \ \ \ \ \ The Journal of American HistoryIt is a notable and worthy contribution to gay history and literary analysis.\ — Gary L. Atkins, Seattle University\ \ \ \ \ \ American Literature[Bergman] is extremely well-versed...and his study should prove a rich source.\ — Arthur L. Little, Jr.\ \ \ \ \ \ Journal of the History of SexualityA perceptive and heartfelt study.\ — Sean O'Toole\ \ \ \ \ \ South Atlantic ReviewThe Violet Hour is a valuable resource and an entertaining read.\ \ \ \ \ \ Gay LifeOnly a scholarly expert in gay literature and cultural history could produce a book as comprehensive, compelling and informative as The Violet Hour. Yet Bergman avoids pedantry entirely, making his work as much of a treat to read as any of the best writings of men he is writing about.\ \ \ \ \ \ The Independent Gay WriterBergman's book is an interesting mix of literary scholarship and personal memoir.\ \ \ \ \ \ The Gay & Lesbian Reviewa readable page-turner...a fascinating group biography\ \ \ \ \ \ Gay LifeOnly a scholarly expert in gay literature and cultural history could produce a book as comprehensive, compelling and informative as The Violet Hour. Yet Bergman avoids pedantry entirely, making his work as much of a treat to read as any of the best writings of men he is writing about.\ — Mark Panos\ \ \ \ \ \ Out MagazineThe Violet Hour by David Bergman explores the aspirations and achievements of the gay writers known collectively as the Violet Quill.\ \ \ \ \ \ The Independent Gay WriterBergman's book is an interesting mix of literary scholarship and personal memoir.\ — Gene Hayworth\ \ \ \ \ \ The Gay & Lesbian Reviewa readable page-turner...a fascinating group biography\ — Martha E. Stone\ \ \
