Epistemology of the Closet
by Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalpsychologicalgay/lesbianslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringsocial commentarycomplex relationship
Boxlist takeRealistic and heavy: an inventive non-fiction book, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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About This Book
Working from classic texts of European and American writers―including Melville, James, Nietzsche, Proust, and Wilde―Sedgwick analyzes a turn-of-the-century historical moment in which sexual orientation became as important a demarcation of personhood as gender had been for centuries.
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- Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
- Published
- 1990
- Pages
- 265
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