The result is a transdisciplinary and post-theoretical tour de force." - Stephen D. More than an engaging and incisive analysis of gay and lesbian historical fiction, it is an original and significant contribution to gay and lesbian histories, and even to religious studies, Jones brilliantly uncovering the intimate interconnections between coming-out and conversion narratives. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for My Dearest Holmes by Piercy, Rohase Paperback / softback Book The Fast Free at the best online. Jones has internalized every arcane turn in queer studies of the past fifteen years, yet writes with scrupulous clarity. "This book succeeds splendidly on several different fronts. Set securely and masterfully in the world created by Conan Doyle, Rohase Piercy writes the characters as beautifully as if they were her own, telling the hitherto untold story behind their friendship as they solve the case of the Queen Bee, and finally revealing the truth behind Holmes' faked death and his return, through the eyes of Watson. Jordan, Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Religion at Emory University Author of The Invention of Sodomy in Christian Theology and The Ethics of Sex Jones's study is a foundational step in the right direction." - Modern Fiction Studies"An astute reader, prodigiously well-read, Jones discovers inside queer historical novels the powerful ghosts of Christianities pronounced dead - ghosts who guard still the mysteries of articulate desire.He urges us not to exorcise them.He shows instead how to coax such scorching angels with the riddles of re-imagined memories." - Mark D. Jones's Gay and Lesbian Historical Fiction defends its subject matter from criticisms of anachronisms, like including gay characters before such terms existed.
"Considered the first full-length study of its kind, Norman W.
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