Law and sexuality in Tennessee Williams's America / by Jacqueline O'Connor.

"This book explores the diverse representation of sexualities in Tennessee Williams's texts and argues for his creative response to the increase, prior to and following World War II, in criminal prosecution of transgressive sexual activity. It expands longstanding scholarly assessments of...

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Main Author: O'Connor, Jacqueline (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Copublished by the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., 2016.
Madison [New Jersey] : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2016.
Series:Fairleigh Dickinson University Press series in law, culture, and the humanities.
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