"Heterosexuality, this novel forthrightly claims, is a poor
substitute for passionate love between men—and heterosexuality's
historical emergence in the nineteenth century is consequently,
Cecil Dreeme laments, a grave misfortune."—Christopher Looby,
from the Introduction Freshly returned to New York City from his
studies abroad, unmoored by news of the apparent suicide of his
accomplished childhood friend Clara Denman, and drawn in spite of
himself toward the sinister man-about-town Densdeth, Robert Byng is
unsettlingly adrift in the city of his birth. Things take an even
stranger turn once he finds lodgings in the Gothic halls of
Chrysalis College in lower Manhattan. There he meets the
mysteriously reclusive Cecil Dreeme, brilliant artist and creature
of the night. In Dreeme, Byng finds a friend unlike any he has
known before. But is Cecil the man he claims to be, and can their
friendship survive the dangers they will soon face together? Issued
posthumously in 1861, Cecil Dreeme was the first published novel of
Theodore Winthrop, who has the unfortunate distinction of being one
of the first Union officers killed in the line of duty during the
Civil War. Newly edited by Christopher Looby, it is a very queer
book indeed.
General
Imprint: |
University of PennsylvaniaPress
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Q19: The Queer American Nineteenth Century |
Release date: |
October 2016 |
First published: |
2016 |
Authors: |
Theodore Winthrop
|
Editors: |
Christopher Looby
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8122-2365-1 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-8122-2365-9 |
Barcode: |
9780812223651 |
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