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- Copyright
- Copyright © 2007 Regents of the University of Colorado
- ISSN
- 0013-8282
- eISSN
- 2573-3575
- DOI
- 10.1215/00138282-45.2.179
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Q U E E R L O N D O N , M E T H O D A C T I N G , a n d T i m e T r a v e l M a r c S t e i n att H oulb roo k begins his w o n d e rfu l new book by rep ortin g th a t a frie n d recently to ld him th a t he practices "th e historian's e q u iva le n t o f m etho d acting." R eturning to the joke, he concludes his acknow ledgm ents by declaring to those he has thanked, " I f I am a m etho d historian, the n rig h t n o w I'm between jobs.To all o f you: un til th e next book kicks o ff in earnest, I'm back in the here and now, so let's celebrate" (xi- xii). There is much to celebrate ab ou t Queer London, w hich is an evocative and sensitive s tu d y o f "p e rils and pleasures in the sexual m e tro
Journal
English Language Notes – Duke University Press
Published: Sep 1, 2007