American Byron: Homosexuality & the Fall of Fitz-Greene Halleck

Hailed in the mid-19th century as the most important American poet of the period, Fitz-Greene Halleck was dubbed the American Byron and had a large general readership despite his work's infusion of homosexual themes. This biography portrays him as a prophet of the literary and sexual revolution.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 03/01/2005
ISBN: 9780299168049
Pages: 236
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 8.93h x 5.99w x 0.52d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2000 pg. 356
Library Journal 04/15/2000 pg. 90
Choice 11/01/2000 pg. 533