| Portion of title |
Homoeroticism and the political imagination in Irish writing |
| Contents |
Introduction: Brendan Behan: eros and liberation -- John Broderick: perverse politics -- Colm T oib in: feeling neoliberal -- ime and politics in Irish gay male fiction -- Homoerotic and hopeful spaces in “Celtic Tiger” fiction -- Conclusion: ́Afteŕ equality. |
| Summary |
"Revolutionary bodies provides a detailed study of the erotics and politics of the male body in Irish fiction. Some of the authors discussed in the book include: Oscar Wilde, Brendan Behan, John Broderick, Colm T oib in, Keith Ridgway, Jamie O'Neill, Miche al O Conghaile and Barry McCrea. The book critically analyses the emergence of contemporary Irish gay fiction since 1993, especially its most notable genres: the coming out romance and the historical romance. It assesses the role of the novel in the evolution of Irish LGBT politics, mapping a literary and cultural space where the utopian aspirations of sexual liberation have clashed with the reformism and neo-liberal political rationality of identity politics. Revolutionary bodies offers a unique critical intervention into our understanding of queer Irish cultures in the wake of the 2015 referendum and the Varadkar election."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-223) and index. |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| ISBN | 9781526135421 |
| ISBN | 1526135426 (hardcover) |
