In this two-volume work, hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries survey contemporary lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and queer American literature and its social contexts.
Emmanuel S. Nelson is professor of English at the State University of New York, Cortland, NY. His published works include the award-winning Greenwood Encyclopedia of Multiethnic American Literature.
Edited by Nelson (English, SUNY Cortland), this two-volume set
presents over 300 signed entries authored by over 125 authors,
professors, graduate students, librarians, and professionals from
across the United States. The articles cover topics of relevance to
the field of lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgendered/queer (LGBTQ)
literature such as AIDS, seminal texts like Angels in America, and
a large number of articles on mainly contemporary authors. … Bottom
Line: Geared toward high school, college, and scholarly research
users, this work is free of bias, focusing on LGBTQ topics as
equally as the materials enable. Recommended for all academic and
high school libraries.
*Library Journal*
This outstanding reference work was written with the reader in
mind. The clarity of the style and depth of the scholarship of its
approximately 120 scholarly contributors make for accessible
reading by academicians and high school students alike. That
accessibility is enhanced by two excellent tables of contents. . .
Accessibility is further promoted within each clearly formatted
entry by distinct bolding for cross-referenced topics and by a
thorough index at the end of volume 2. There is a tremendous amount
of valuable information to be accessed in the two volumes of the
Encyclopedia of Contemporary LGBTQ Literature of the United States.
. . . As a whole, this work explores contemporary U.S. LGBTQ
literature in its social, political, cultural, and historical
contexts. A fine introduction by Marylynne Diggs lays the
groundwork for this comprehensive approach, and bibliographies of
important secondary sources (at the end of each entry and toward
the end of volume two) reinforce it. The Encyclopedia of
Contemporary LGBTQ Literature of the United States is indispensible
for any excellent reference collection.
*ARBAonline*
While it will be extremely useful for students of literature,
history, and social issues, the book also will interest general
readers who want to learn more about LGBTQ society.
*Reference & Research Book News*
The more than 300 signed essays in this encyclopedia cover a broad
spectrum of multicultural lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and
queer contemporary literature, from memoir to poetry to drama.
Arranged alphabetically, the set is weighted heavily in
biographical entries, but also included are seminal works and
topical entries such as "Novel, Lesbian" and "Gay Rights Movement"
that range in length from approximately 500 to 4000 words…
*School Library Journal*
The editor and contributors must be commended for the readability
of the entries, which are uniformly interesting and approachable
while scholarly enough to pass university muster. . . . An
excellent work for college and university libraries, as well as
larger public libraries, this offering treats a broader range of
writers than such standard works as Greenwood Press' Contemporary
Lesbian Writers of the United States (1993) and Gay American Poets
and Playwrights (2003). Also available as an e-book.
*Booklist*
This two-volume set will have an immediate positive impact on
literary criticism in the new millennium. LGBTQ Literature is an
authoritative scholarly reference for literature from 1980 to the
present. . . . This set provides rich access to film and theater,
especially Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway productions. LGBTQ
Literature makes a significant contribution to the ongoing project
of increasing the availability of scholarly resources on this
topic. Summing Up: Essential. Lower-level undergraduates and above;
general readers.
*Choice*
The Encyclopedia of Contemporary LGBTQ Literature of the United
States is not only an essential purchase for all academic libraries
and major public libraries, but also enjoyable book. . . . The new
Encyclopedia is reader-friendly with a more accessible style, as
well as larger type and larger margin. . . . With its broad scope
and high level of readability, the Encyclopedia is an excellent
choice for bibliographers and book buyers. LGBTQ readers should
request the purchase of this book at their libraries.
*GLBTRT Newsletter*
…meets its goal of being a significant contribution to the field of
LGBTQ studies. Overall, I recommend this set for institutions with
history, English, or gender studies programs in need of a
wide-ranging reference in this growing area of literary study.
*Feminist Collections*
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