Fighting Desires
@article{Hardin2002FightingD, title={Fighting Desires}, author={Michael Hardin}, journal={Journal of Homosexuality}, year={2002}, volume={42}, pages={129 - 150} }
Abstract “Fighting Desires: Henry Miller's Queer Tropic”is an investigation of Tropic of Cancerthat investigates the deeply repressed ho-moerotic desire that periodically surfaces. This reading is dependent upon an interpretation of Eve Sedgwick that proposes male sexuality as a continuum. By looking at the nature of the male-male relationships, as well as the lack of emotion and presence in the male-female relationships, I will show that the most intimate relationships are between men, and…
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