Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-230) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Note on Translation; Introduction; 1. Watching Sex in Si le grain ne meurl; 2. The Place of the Oedipal: Writing Home from North Africa; 3. Corydon and L'Ecole des femmes: Mimesis, the Mantis, the Gynaeceum; 4. Without Delay: Les Faux-Monnayeurs, Lacan, and the Onset of Sexuality; 5. Gribouille en Afrique: Gide's Voyage au Congo; 6. Sexuality, Politics and Culture: Gide's Trip to the Soviet Union; Epilogue: Queer Tears; Works Cited; Index.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This study investigates the place of sexuality in the writings of Andre Gide. Focusing on his work in the 1920s and 1930s, the years in which Gide wrote most openly about his homosexuality, the text shows how Gide's sexuality reflected his political interests.
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Title
Gide's bent.
International Standard Book Number
9780195080865
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Gide, André,1869-1951-- Political and social views.
Gide, André,1869-1951-- Pensée politique et sociale.
Gide, André,1869-1951
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Gay men in literature.
Homosexuality and literature-- France-- History-- 20th century.
Literature and society-- France-- History-- 20th century.
Politics and literature-- France-- History-- 20th century.
Sex in literature.
Utopias in literature.
Homosexualité et littérature-- France-- Histoire-- 20e siècle.
Homosexuels masculins dans la littérature.
Littérature et société-- France-- Histoire-- 20e siècle.
Politique et littérature-- France-- Histoire-- 20e siècle.