More than throw-away fiction :

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" More than throw-away fiction : "
Stratton, Sarah Louise

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Record Number	:	1102625
Doc. No	:	TLets753008
Main Entry	:	Stratton, Sarah Louise
Title & Author	:	More than throw-away fiction :\ Stratton, Sarah Louise
College	:	University of Birmingham
Date	:	2018
student score	:	2018
Degree	:	Ph.D.
Abstract	:	This thesis argues for, and conducts close reading on, lesbian pulp fiction published in the United States between 1950 and 1965. Though a thorough investigation of a lesbian textual community centred on the lesbian periodical, The Ladder (1956-1952), this thesis forms a lens through which to closely read lesbian pulp fiction novels. This thesis maintains that members of this textual community were invested in literary discussions, as evinced through the publication of book reviews. Moreover, the lesbian textual community of The Ladder actively participated in literary discussions through the ‘Readers Respond’ column. Spring Fire (1952) by Vin Packer and The Beebo Brinker Chronicles (1957 to 1962) by Ann Bannon are investigated for implicit and explicit criticisms of 1950s sexual politics and the politics surrounding lesbian representation in popular media. For the members of The Ladder’s lesbian textual community, pulp novels belonging to the ‘Golden Age of Paperbacks’ were more than cheaply produced reading materials.
Subject	:	PN Literature (General)
	:	PN0080 Criticism
Added Entry	:	University of Birmingham