Queer Optimism

Queer Optimism
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ISBN-10 : 0816650004
ISBN-13 : 9780816650002
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Book Synopsis Queer Optimism by : Michael D. Snediker

Download or read book Queer Optimism written by Michael D. Snediker and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Queer Optimism' presents a new paradigm for queer theory. Through fresh, perceptive, and sensitive readings of the poetry of Emily Dickinson, Hart Crane, Jack Spicer, and Elizabeth Bishop, Snediker reveals that each of these poets demonstrated an interest in the durability of positive affects.


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