Epistemology of the Closet, Updated with a New Preface

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By Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick

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Epistemology of the Closet by Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick explores the critical turn in modern history when sexual orientation emerged as a key marker of identity, akin to gender. Through detailed analyses of classic European and American literature from figures such as Melville, Wilde, Nietzsche, Proust, and James, Sedgwick uncovers underlying fears about same-sex relationships and their cultural implications. The updated edition includes a new preface reflecting on the personal and historical impact of the first wave of the AIDS epidemic on the work.
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This book is ideal for students and scholars of queer theory, literary criticism, cultural studies, and anyone interested in the intersections of sexuality, identity, and literature.

Since the late 1980s, queer studies and theory have become vital to the intellectual and political life of the United States. Working from texts of European and American writers, this work 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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Since the late 1980s, queer studies and theory have become vital to the intellectual and political life of the United States. This has been due, in no small degree, to the influence of Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick's critically acclaimed Epistemology of the Closet.

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.

In her preface to this updated edition, Sedgwick places the book both personally and historically, looking specifically at the horror of the first wave of the AIDS epidemic and its influence on the text.

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Praised for its pioneering insights, Sedgwick's work has been lauded for its brilliant literary criticism, cultural study, and political analysis. Reviews highlight its close readings and provocative connections between literature and social dynamics, with sources such as Publishers Weekly, The Nation, and Boston Globe acknowledging its importance to lesbian and gay studies. Readers find it rewarding and transformative, challenging prevailing frameworks of thought.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780520254060

Publisher: University of California Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 January 2008

Country: United States

Imprint: University of California Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 363g

Pages: 280

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About the Author

Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick is Distinguished Professor of English at City University of New York Graduate Center. Her books include Between Men, Tendencies, A Dialogue on Love, and Touching Feeling.