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Article: The Scarlet Professor--Newton Arvin: A Literary Life Shattered by Scandal.(Review)(Brief Article)
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- The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
- Article date:
- June 19, 2001
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The Scarlet Professor--Newton Arvin: A Literary Life Shattered by Scandal * Barry Werth * Nan A. Talese/ Doubleday * $26
The biographer's tale
Newton Arvin was a leading literary figure--until a "pornography" charge destroyed his career
Crazy as it seems, there's more to gay rights than seeing ourselves represented in some sexy sitcom or nifty advertising campaign. Fundamentally, gay rights are about legislation: safeguarding our jobs, property, and First Amendment freedoms. And few books demonstrate the importance of gay legal protection more than The Scarlet Professor, a compassionate and compelling biography by Barry Werth.
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