{"product_id":"foundlings-9780822326977","title":"Foundlings","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuitable for  those working on gay and lesbian studies, American literature and culture, and twentieth century history, this book analyses texts produced by American gay men and lesbians in the first half of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eFoundlings\u003c\/i\u003e is a first-rate, innovative, and unprecedented work that will take the literary world by storm. Christopher Nealon proves himself here to be the very best of a new generation of queer theorists.”—Judith Butler\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eFoundlings\u003c\/i\u003e provides a new paradigm for thinking historically and theoretically about the longing for history within gay and lesbian texts. This is not just a stunning addition to queer historiography but also a challenge to the historicist turn in literary and cultural criticism.”—Bill Brown, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Material Unconscious: American Amusement, Stephen Crane, and the Economies of Play\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e Introduction: The Invert, the Foundling, and the “Member of the Tribe” \u003cbr\u003e 1. Hart Crane’s History \u003cbr\u003e 2. Feeling and Affiliation in Willa Cather \u003cbr\u003e 3. The Secret Public of Physique Culture \u003cbr\u003e 4. The Ambivalence of Lesbian Pulp Fiction \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Contexts and Afterlives \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e References \u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406027497815,"sku":"9780822326977","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822326977.jpg?v=1730494291","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/foundlings-9780822326977","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}