David Bergman is professor of English at Towson University. The editor of The Violet Quill Reader, he has won awards for his collection of poems, Cracking the Code, his book Gaiety Transfigured: Self-Representation in Gay American Literature, and for editing the anthology Men on Men 2000.

• These Shrieking Violets Gay Writing Before the Violet Quill Two Journeys Race and the Violet Quill Beauty and the Beach Love and Sex AIDS

Only a scholarly expert in gay literature and cultural history could produce a book as comprehensive, compelling and informative asThe Violet Hour. Yet Bergman avoids pedantry entirely, making his work as much of a treat to read as any of the best writings of men he is writing about. -- Mark Panos Gay Life The Violet Hour by David Bergman explores the aspirations and achievements of the gay writers known collectively as the Violet Quill. Out Magazine Bergman's book is an interesting mix of literary scholarship and personal memoir. -- Gene Hayworth The Independent Gay Writer a readable page-turner...a fascinating group biography -- Martha E. Stone The Gay & Lesbian Review It is a notable and worthy contribution to gay history and literary analysis. -- Gary L. Atkins, Seattle University The Journal of American History [Bergman] is extremely well-versed...and his study should prove a rich source. -- Arthur L. Little, Jr. American Literature A perceptive and heartfelt study. -- Sean O'Toole Journal of the History of Sexuality The Violet Hour is a valuable resource and an entertaining read. South Atlantic Review

David Bergman is professor of English at Towson University. The editor of The Violet Quill Reader, he has won awards for his collection of poems, Cracking the Code, his book Gaiety Transfigured: Self-Representation in Gay American Literature, and for editing the anthology Men on Men 2000.

• These Shrieking Violets Gay Writing Before the Violet Quill Two Journeys Race and the Violet Quill Beauty and the Beach Love and Sex AIDS

Only a scholarly expert in gay literature and cultural history could produce a book as comprehensive, compelling and informative asThe Violet Hour. Yet Bergman avoids pedantry entirely, making his work as much of a treat to read as any of the best writings of men he is writing about. -- Mark Panos Gay Life The Violet Hour by David Bergman explores the aspirations and achievements of the gay writers known collectively as the Violet Quill. Out Magazine Bergman's book is an interesting mix of literary scholarship and personal memoir. -- Gene Hayworth The Independent Gay Writer a readable page-turner...a fascinating group biography -- Martha E. Stone The Gay & Lesbian Review It is a notable and worthy contribution to gay history and literary analysis. -- Gary L. Atkins, Seattle University The Journal of American History [Bergman] is extremely well-versed...and his study should prove a rich source. -- Arthur L. Little, Jr. American Literature A perceptive and heartfelt study. -- Sean O'Toole Journal of the History of Sexuality The Violet Hour is a valuable resource and an entertaining read. South Atlantic Review

David Bergman is professor of English at Towson University. The editor of The Violet Quill Reader, he has won awards for his collection of poems, Cracking the Code, his book Gaiety Transfigured: Self-Representation in Gay American Literature, and for editing the anthology Men on Men 2000.

• These Shrieking Violets Gay Writing Before the Violet Quill Two Journeys Race and the Violet Quill Beauty and the Beach Love and Sex AIDS

Only a scholarly expert in gay literature and cultural history could produce a book as comprehensive, compelling and informative asThe Violet Hour. Yet Bergman avoids pedantry entirely, making his work as much of a treat to read as any of the best writings of men he is writing about. -- Mark Panos Gay Life The Violet Hour by David Bergman explores the aspirations and achievements of the gay writers known collectively as the Violet Quill. Out Magazine Bergman's book is an interesting mix of literary scholarship and personal memoir. -- Gene Hayworth The Independent Gay Writer a readable page-turner...a fascinating group biography -- Martha E. Stone The Gay & Lesbian Review It is a notable and worthy contribution to gay history and literary analysis. -- Gary L. Atkins, Seattle University The Journal of American History [Bergman] is extremely well-versed...and his study should prove a rich source. -- Arthur L. Little, Jr. American Literature A perceptive and heartfelt study. -- Sean O'Toole Journal of the History of Sexuality The Violet Hour is a valuable resource and an entertaining read. South Atlantic Review