AIDS: The Literary Response

No corner of society has remained untouched by the AIDS crisis, its effects on individuals and institutions unprecedented and profound. Taking measure of--and often critically engaging--society's response to AIDS has been a multitude of writers: gay and nongay, based in the United States and abroad, making use of every conceivable literary form. These powerful voices and their influence on society are the subject of the sixteen original essays composing this new volume, the first such collection to examine AIDS literature from a critical perspective.