John Addington Symonds Culture and the Demon Desire |
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| Editor:
| Pemble, John |
| ISBN: | 978-0-312-22836-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2000 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $99.95 |
Book Description:
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The essays in this volume explore the content and context of the life and work of John Addington Symonds (1849-93), who ranks with Ruskin and Pater as a leading exponent of the Renaissance and a major arbiter of British and American taste. Symonds was also a pioneer in the field of sexual psychology, and his writings on sexual inversion are cardinal texts in the history of homosexual liberation.
The essays in this volume explore the content and context of the life and work of John Addington Symonds (1849-93), who ranks with Ruskin and Pater as a leading exponent of the Renaissance and a major arbiter of British and American taste. Symonds was also a pioneer in the field of sexual psychology, and his writings on sexual inversion are cardinal texts in the history of homosexual liberation.