Philip Brett's groundbreaking writing on Benjamin Britten altered the course of music scholarship in the later twentieth century. This volume is the first to gather in one collection Brett's searching and provocative work on the great British composer. Some of the early essays opened the door to gay studies in music, while the discussions that Brett initiated reinvigorated the study of Britten's work and inspired a generation of scholars to imagine "the new musicology." Addressing urgent questions of how an artist's sexual, cultural, and personal identity feeds into specific musical texts,...

A Companion to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies is the first single volume survey of current discussions taking place in this rapidly developing area of study.

• Recognizing the multidisciplinary nature of the field, the editors gather new essays by an international team of established and emerging scholars
• Addresses the politics, economics, history, and cultural impact of sexuality
• Engages the future of queer studies by asking what sexuality stands for, what work it does, and how it continues to structure discussions in various academic...

First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.