‘The responsibilities of the critic’ f.o. matthiessen's homosexual palimpsest

Quarterly Journal of Speech

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 261-282

  Morris, Charles E ^a  

^a DENISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Criticism; F.O. matthiessen; Homosexuality; Palimpsest; Passing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040516937     PISSN: 00335630     EISSN: 14795779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00335639809384219     Document Type: Article

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