Fire Island : a century in the life of an American paradise /
Provides a definitive history of New York's Fire Island, examining how it has been a vital space in the history of queer America and a key influence on art, literature, culture, and politics. Poet and scholar Jack Parlett's account of Fire Island chronicles its influence on art, literature...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada :
Hanover Square Press,
[2022]
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| Summary: | Provides a definitive history of New York's Fire Island, examining how it has been a vital space in the history of queer America and a key influence on art, literature, culture, and politics. Poet and scholar Jack Parlett's account of Fire Island chronicles its influence on art, literature, culture, and queer liberation over the past century. Fire Island, a thin strip of beach off the Long Island coast, has long been a vital space in the queer history of America. Both utopian and exclusionary, healing and destructive, the island is a locus of contradictions, all of which coalesce against a stunning ocean backdrop. Now, Parlett tells the story of this iconic destination--its history, its meaning, and its cultural significance--told through the lens of the artists and creators who sought refuge on its shores. Together, figures as divergent as Walt Whitman, Oscar Wilde, James Baldwin, Carson McCullers, Frank O'Hara, Patricia Highsmith and Jeremy O. Harris tell the story of a queer space in constant evolution.--From publisher's description. |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. |
| Physical Description: | 269 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-264), filmography (pages 234-236) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781335475183 1335475184 |