{"product_id":"queer-allusion-poetic-connections-from-wilde-to-ginsberg-hardcover","title":"Queer Allusion: Poetic Connections from Wilde to Ginsberg - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFlorian Gargaillo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eQueer Allusion\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers the crucial but underexamined role played by literary allusion in shaping queer poetry on both sides of the Atlantic, from the trial of Oscar Wilde in 1895 to the Stonewall Riots of 1969. In this wide-ranging, erudite study of influence and personal expression, Florian Gargaillo identifies three major functions of allusion for LGBTQ poets. First, allusion enabled writers to process their experiences through literary antecedents, and thus shape their identities in writing. Second, allusion provided a means to establish connections with other authors at a time when LGBTQ communities were often isolated and clandestine. Finally, establishing links across multiple works helped build a queer literary canon running parallel to the traditional contours of English-language verse. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGargaillo shows that allusion's particular appeal for queer poets lay in its blend of secrecy and openness. LGBTQ poets employed allusion to understand themselves, connect with others, and establish an alternative, underground poetic tradition. \u003ci\u003eQueer Allusion\u003c\/i\u003e thus provides an innovative framework for studying LGBTQ poetry, tracing lineages from figures like Wilde to A. E. Housman and Countee Cullen, who are rarely considered together due to differences in style, period, or movement. Through incisive close readings and contextual analysis, this book offers a new map of LGBTQ literary history and a new way to view the relationship between queer poets and the poetic past.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlorian Gargaillo\u003c\/b\u003e, associate professor of English at Austin Peay State University, is the author of \u003ci\u003eEcho and Critique: Poetry and the Clichés of Public Speech.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 226\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53336934842733,"sku":"9780807184738","price":71.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/alcvMzHn89780807184738.webp?v=1778922738","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/queer-allusion-poetic-connections-from-wilde-to-ginsberg-hardcover","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}