DL/A-Z//COP - [Correspondence with John Copoulos]
Reference code
DL/A-Z//COP
Level of description
File
Title
[Correspondence with John Copoulos]
Date/s
1987
Quantity & Format
2 Letters (typescript)
Creator
Copoulos, JohnCreator
Lessing, Doris May, 1919-2013
Scope and content
2 items, highlighted. Discusses homosexuality in Doris Lessing's work and in the U.S.
DL/A-Z//COP/001 [from John Copoulos to Doris Lessing, 26/02/1987]
Letter, 2 leaves, typed.
Discusses homosexuality in The Golden Notebook and The Good Terrorist. Analyses characterisation and the portrayal of gay men in Lessing's literature. Asks what Lessing meant by a "real man" in The Golden Notebook.
DL/A-Z//COP/002 [from Doris Lessing to John Copoulos, 26/03/1987]
Letter, 1 leaf, typed.
Replies that her portrayal of homosexuality in The Golden Notebook "accurately mirrors attitudes of that time, and the language of that time". Discusses the character of Jasper. References AIDS, the CIA, and the Black Death.
DL/A-Z//COP/001 [from John Copoulos to Doris Lessing, 26/02/1987]
Letter, 2 leaves, typed.
Discusses homosexuality in The Golden Notebook and The Good Terrorist. Analyses characterisation and the portrayal of gay men in Lessing's literature. Asks what Lessing meant by a "real man" in The Golden Notebook.
DL/A-Z//COP/002 [from Doris Lessing to John Copoulos, 26/03/1987]
Letter, 1 leaf, typed.
Replies that her portrayal of homosexuality in The Golden Notebook "accurately mirrors attitudes of that time, and the language of that time". Discusses the character of Jasper. References AIDS, the CIA, and the Black Death.
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DL - Doris Lessing Archive
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DL/2008 - Doris Lessing Archive 2008 deposit
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DL/A-Z - [A-Z Correspondence of Doris Lessing]
- DL/A-Z//COP - [Correspondence with John Copoulos]
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DL/A-Z - [A-Z Correspondence of Doris Lessing]
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DL/2008 - Doris Lessing Archive 2008 deposit