Camp in literature / Gary McMahon

English

Jefferson, N.C [u.a.] : McFarland & Co, c 2006

vii, 306 p ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

0-7864-2466-4*pbk. : alk. paper

*Englisch / Spanisch / Literatur / Camp

*English literature -- History and criticism ; Camp (Style) in literature ; Literature -- History and criticism

Library of Congress Classification: PR149.C34

Dewey Decimal Classification: 820.911

"Objectives of this work are to define camp as a literary genre and to demonstrate its merit with enthusiasm for the subject. Part one is thematically organized, establishing the principles of camp aesthetics and applying them to literature. Part two looks at six featured writers and compares the various ways that they are camp"--Provided by publisher

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip067/2006001878.html [Table of contents only]

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