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Transtextuality in the Male Gothic: Beckford, Lewis, Byron

Panel: 
Gay and Lesbian Literature
Abstract: 

This essay identifies a strain of male gothic writing that created a queer worldview by strategically appropriating the transgender body. I theorize transtextuality as a narrative strategy whereby authors transitioned characters from one sex to another to “safely” evoke same-sex desire in Beckford, Lewis, and Byron.

Presenter Information
First Name: 
Nowell
Last Name: 
Marshall
Institution: 
Rider University