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Having a Gay Old Time in Paris:
John Glassco's Not-50-Queer Adventures
From: In a Queer Country
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It is a common concern in literary studies of homosexuality to ascertain the sexuality of the author, but Glassco’s autobiographical Memoirs of Montparnasse presents a special case. Much energy has been devoted by various scholars to prove that the published text of Memoirs was written much later than claimed, and thus than the events described. Lesk suggests that there is a similar distance between Glassco’s homosexual experiences and the representation in Memoirs. Lesk believes that Glassco’s needs as an author might have influenced his work as a writer.
Contributors
Andrew Lesk
Andrew Lesk recently completed his doctorate at the Université de Montréal, with a dissertation on the gay Canadian writer Sinclair Ross. He has published on Ross, Leonard Cohen, Chinua Achebe, rack Hodgins, and Willa Cather, as well as on literary criticism and queer theory. He resides in Toronto.Andrew Lesk recently completed his doctorate at the Université de Montréal, with a dissertation on the gay Canadian writer Sinclair Ross. He has published on Ross, Leonard Cohen, Chinua Achebe, rack Hodgins, and Willa Cather, as well as on literary criticism and queer theory. He resides in Toronto.
