Fire Island : a century in the life of an American paradise / Jack Parlett.
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TextPublisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: 269 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- cartographic image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781335475183
- 1335475184
- Fire Island (N.Y. : Island) -- History -- 20th century
- Fire Island (N.Y. : Island) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- Fire Island (N.Y. : Island) -- Biography
- Gay culture -- New York (State) -- Fire Island (Island) -- History
- Sexual minority culture -- New York (State) -- Fire Island (Island) -- History
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A groundbreaking account of New York's Fire Island, chronicling its influence on art, literature, culture and queer liberation over the past century
Fire Island, a thin strip of beach off the Long Island coast, has long been a vital space in the queer history of America. Both utopian and exclusionary, healing and destructive, the island is a locus of contradictions, all of which coalesce against a stunning ocean backdrop.
Now, poet and scholar Jack Parlett tells the story of this iconic destination--its history, its meaning and its cultural significance--told through the lens of the artists and creators who sought refuge on its shores. Together, figures as divergent as Walt Whitman, Oscar Wilde, James Baldwin, Carson McCullers, Frank O'Hara, Patricia Highsmith and Jeremy O. Harris tell the story of a queer space in constant evolution.
Transporting, impeccably researched and gorgeously written, Fire Island is the definitive book on an iconic American destination and an essential contribution to queer history.
A definitive history of New York's Fire Island examines how it has been a vital space in the history of queer America and a key influence on art, literature, culture, and politics. Poet and scholar Jack Parlett's account of Fire Island chronicles its influence on art, literature, culture, and queer liberation over the past century. Fire Island, a thin strip of beach off the Long Island coast, has long been a vital space in the queer history of America. Both utopian and exclusionary, healing and destructive, the island is a locus of contradictions, all of which coalesce against a stunning ocean backdrop. Now, Parlett tells the story of this iconic destination--its history, its meaning, and its cultural significance--told through the lens of the artists and creators who sought refuge on its shores. Together, figures as divergent as Walt Whitman, Oscar Wilde, James Baldwin, Carson McCullers, Frank O'Hara, Patricia Highsmith and Jeremy O. Harris tell the story of a queer space in constant evolution.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-264) and index.
Introduction: Written in the sand -- Origin (1882-1938) : A spit of land ; Chosen families -- Enclave (1939-1969) : Two people ; Body fascism ; Like water ; Over the rainbow -- Halcyon (1969-1979) : Homecoming ; Loving the dances -- Plague (1981-2021) : Until dawn ; For life -- Conclusion: A paradise.