Download or read book The Gay and Lesbian Literary Heritage written by Claude J. Summers and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The status of gay and lesbian literature - for centuries considered marginal at best and corrupting at worst - has changed dramatically over the last 25 years. Gay and lesbian studies courses are now common at universities around the world, and the body of gay and lesbian writing continues to grow and to enter the literary mainstream.