"NOT THE USUAL PATTERN": JAMES BALDWIN, HOMOSEXUALITY, AND THE DSM.

A literary criticism of the 1948 novel "Giovanni's Room" by James Baldwin is presented. The novel focuses on an American man in Paris, France and his relationships with other men in his life. Homosexuality was reportedly deemed as a psychological disorder during the era due to early childhood trauma...

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Publicado en:Criticism Vol. 59; no. 3; pp. 395 - 416
Autor principal: Barounis, Cynthia
Formato: Literary Criticism
Publicado: Wayne State University Press Summer2017
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