Writing the Voice of Pleasure - Heterosexuality without Women (Hardcover)

Writing the Voice of Pleasure makes a persuasive argument that the romantic couple of Western representation is not heterosexual; nor is it homosexual. With insightful new readings of Western culture from Tristan and Yseut to Seinfeld, Anne Callahan demonstrates that the illusion of heterosexuality is created by a male artist’s assumption of a feminine voice to express desire. Named the “troubadour effect” for the first time here, this tradition of male femininity in writing results in a culture of desire best described as “heterosexuality without women.” Illuminating her argument with striking examples from early troubadours to Toni Morrison, Callahan shows how women writers inscribe their “vagabondage,” a term she coins to name the consequences of the “troubadour effect” for women’s agency as both writers and lovers.

General

Imprint:	St Martin's Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2002
Authors:	Anne D. Callahan
Dimensions:	222 x 141 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	250
ISBN-13:	978-0-312-23937-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General
LSN:	0-312-23937-8
Barcode:	9780312239374

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