Title Sissy! : the effeminate paradox in postwar US literature and culture / Harry Thomas Jr

Published Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2017] ©2017

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 240 pages) Contents Introduction: Saying "Oh yeah!" to sissies: fascinating effeminacy defined -- The sympathetic sissy: Carson McCullers, Truman Capote, and fascinating effeminacy in postwar US literature -- The straight-acting gay man versus the truth-telling queen: Gore Vidal, James Baldwin, and gay men's debates about effeminacy -- "I [heart] boys who sparkle": straight female fandom and fascinating effeminacy -- Amplifying the paradox: effeminacy in the age of HIV/AIDS -- "The sissy triumphant": fascinating effeminacy goes mainstream -- Conclusion: "Our makeup is terrible, but I love you anyway": why fascinating effeminacy matters in the twenty-first century Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 13, 2017) Subject Effeminacy in literature. American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism American literature -- 21st century -- History and criticism American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism American fiction -- 21st century -- History and criticism Men in literature. Effeminacy -- United States LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General. American fiction American literature Effeminacy Effeminacy in literature Men in literature United States Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780817391485 0817391487

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