The Nazi Abduction of Ganymede Representations of Male Homosexuality in Postwar German Literature

«Schmidt's lucidly argued work sheds new light on a relatively neglected chapter of literary representations of homosexuality - the postwar period - whose negotiations of the relation of gender and fascism may seem overshadowed by the prominence of gay themes during the Weimar Republic years on the one hand and in contemporary culture on the other. The study thus reaffirms the importance of a gendered approach to National Socialism and its literary representations as well as the significance of current queer theory for the analysis of (cultural) history.» (Rolf J. Goebel, German Studies Review)
«...the book is a worthy addition to the field of queer studies and to those fields concerned with the intersections between politics and sexuality.» (Richard Block, German Quarterly)