GAYWYCK
by Virga, Vincent
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very good plus.
- ISBN 10
- 0380758202
- ISBN 13
- 9780380758203
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
GAYWYCK looked to recreate the style and atmosphere of time-stamped classics like JANE EYRE, WUTHERING HEIGHTS, and REBECCA. The conscious imitation of, and allusions to, canonical gothics was part of a larger goal Virga hoped to accomplish in GAYWYCK: making space for gay romance by using, and essentially subverting, the same structures and conventions of heteronormative romance. As described by Virga, "It was my intention to write a novel in a genre I loved with gay characters in order to show that genres know no gender. Gaywyck is a literary game. I used all of the literary devices I could steal from all of the great gothics and larded the text and dialogue with dozens of quotes [from] works of art that deal with heterosexual love exclusively." Indeed, Virga fits his characters neatly into established gothic conventions, simply substituting the typical heroine in distress with his innocent young gay hero, Robert, "almost too beautiful to be alive." Virga told Kathryn Falk that he sought to "break old role patterns. Women don't want to be thought of just as 'ladies,' and I don't think men want to be locked into tight, narrow categories, either" (Falk 246-7). Retrospectively, it's clear that Virga's book did accomplish what he hoped: it became an inspiration and model for later gay fiction.
First printings are increasingly elusive on the marketplace. 7'' x 4''. Original color pictorial wrappers, 75820, priced at $2.95. All edges stained red. [8], 376 pages. Light edgewear, some toning and dustiness. Leaves toned. Tight.
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- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50689
- Title
- GAYWYCK
- Author
- Virga, Vincent
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good plus.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0380758202
- ISBN 13
- 9780380758203
- Publisher
- Avon
- Place of Publication
- (New York)
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- 20th century,Post-WWII,1980s,US American,Horror & Gothic,Pulps and Paperbacks,Romance
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Leaves
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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