This book explores the modern cultural history of the queer martyr in France and Belgium. By analyzing how popular writers in French responded to Catholic doctrine and the tradition of St. Sebastian in art, Queering the Martyr shows how religious and secular symbols...
1 Introduction: Queering the Martyr.- 2 A Cultural History of Queer Martyrs.- 3 Flaubert's Queer Revelation.- 4 Narrative, Icon, and Polemic: Eekhoud.- 5 Modern Archetypes: Artaud and Genet.- 6 Queer Allegories: Tournier and Hocquenghem.- 7 Conclusion: Reckoning the Queer Martyr....