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This passionate love letter to opera, lavishly praised and nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award when it was first published, is now firmly established as a cult classic. In a learned, moving, and sparklingly witty melange of criticism, subversion, and homage, Wayne Koestenbaum illuminates mysteries of fandom and obsession, and has created an exuberant work of personal meditation and cultural history.
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The Queen's Throat, Wayne Koestenbaum
- Language
- Released
- 2001
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- The Queen's Throat
- Subtitle
- Opera, Homosexuality, and the Mystery of Desire
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Wayne Koestenbaum
- Publisher
- DA CAPO PR
- Released
- 2001
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 272
- ISBN10
- 0306810085
- ISBN13
- 9780306810084
- Series
- Categories
- Tags
- Historical Themes, References & Manuals, Art, Music Theme, USA, Erotica, LGBTQ+, Criticism, Homosexuality, Operas and Operettas
- Description
- This passionate love letter to opera, lavishly praised and nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award when it was first published, is now firmly established as a cult classic. In a learned, moving, and sparklingly witty melange of criticism, subversion, and homage, Wayne Koestenbaum illuminates mysteries of fandom and obsession, and has created an exuberant work of personal meditation and cultural history.