Dr Derek Duncan is Senior Lecturer in Italian Studies at the University of Bristol, UK.

• Contents: Introduction: Reading and writing Italian homosexuality: something like a subject; Choice objects: the bodies of Gabriele D'Annunzio; Race and the fictions of homosexuality; Travelling with Fascism: the 'strange couplings' of Giovanni Comisso; The little boys' room: Pasolini's approach to homosexuality; Pier Vittorio Tondelli: nationalizing the gay body; Speaking out: the subject of gay autobiography; Afterword: possible subjects; Bibliography; Index.

'At last queer theory meets the fictions of modern Italy and the results are dazzling. Duncan’s smart, critically cautious readings trace the labored emergence of a queer Italian subject entangled in the webs of nationalism, fascism, gender, the body, and racisms old and new. This book brings Italian Studies into the new millennium.' Gary P. Cestaro, DePaul University, USA and Editor of Queer Italia: Same-Sex Desire in Italian Literature and Film ’Derek Duncan weaves an elegant and thought-provoking narrative which establishes Italian homosexuality as a viable field of research... Duncan's close readings are sensitive and cogent, and his contribution to the field therefore undeniable... Reading and Writing italian Homosexuality deserves to be praised for providing an insightful and pioneering discussion of the homosexual presence in modern Italian literature.’ Modern Language Review

Dr Derek Duncan is Senior Lecturer in Italian Studies at the University of Bristol, UK.

• Contents: Introduction: Reading and writing Italian homosexuality: something like a subject; Choice objects: the bodies of Gabriele D'Annunzio; Race and the fictions of homosexuality; Travelling with Fascism: the 'strange couplings' of Giovanni Comisso; The little boys' room: Pasolini's approach to homosexuality; Pier Vittorio Tondelli: nationalizing the gay body; Speaking out: the subject of gay autobiography; Afterword: possible subjects; Bibliography; Index.

'At last queer theory meets the fictions of modern Italy and the results are dazzling. Duncan’s smart, critically cautious readings trace the labored emergence of a queer Italian subject entangled in the webs of nationalism, fascism, gender, the body, and racisms old and new. This book brings Italian Studies into the new millennium.' Gary P. Cestaro, DePaul University, USA and Editor of Queer Italia: Same-Sex Desire in Italian Literature and Film ’Derek Duncan weaves an elegant and thought-provoking narrative which establishes Italian homosexuality as a viable field of research... Duncan's close readings are sensitive and cogent, and his contribution to the field therefore undeniable... Reading and Writing italian Homosexuality deserves to be praised for providing an insightful and pioneering discussion of the homosexual presence in modern Italian literature.’ Modern Language Review

Dr Derek Duncan is Senior Lecturer in Italian Studies at the University of Bristol, UK.

• Contents: Introduction: Reading and writing Italian homosexuality: something like a subject; Choice objects: the bodies of Gabriele D'Annunzio; Race and the fictions of homosexuality; Travelling with Fascism: the 'strange couplings' of Giovanni Comisso; The little boys' room: Pasolini's approach to homosexuality; Pier Vittorio Tondelli: nationalizing the gay body; Speaking out: the subject of gay autobiography; Afterword: possible subjects; Bibliography; Index.

'At last queer theory meets the fictions of modern Italy and the results are dazzling. Duncan’s smart, critically cautious readings trace the labored emergence of a queer Italian subject entangled in the webs of nationalism, fascism, gender, the body, and racisms old and new. This book brings Italian Studies into the new millennium.' Gary P. Cestaro, DePaul University, USA and Editor of Queer Italia: Same-Sex Desire in Italian Literature and Film ’Derek Duncan weaves an elegant and thought-provoking narrative which establishes Italian homosexuality as a viable field of research... Duncan's close readings are sensitive and cogent, and his contribution to the field therefore undeniable... Reading and Writing italian Homosexuality deserves to be praised for providing an insightful and pioneering discussion of the homosexual presence in modern Italian literature.’ Modern Language Review