Early 20th century Herman Melville revival fueled by gay creators & critics looking for a precursor: Benjamin Britten, Newton Arvin, Auden
@matthunte Yes, Matthiessen. The more I think about it the more I'm convinced by my own wacky theory.
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@HeerJeet I suspect gays are over-represented in the field of literature as well, but you may be unto something. -
@matthunte Agree, but now that we can more openly speak about sex, we can see patterns in the literary past that were previously hidden.
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@HeerJeet But as the Bissell piece points out, the chilling thing is that he was nearly forgotten completely. -
@matthunte Agree, there were other factors & chance but gay identity part of the story.
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