Marc-André Raffalovich's Uranism and Unisexuality is a unique work of early sexology written in French by a gentleman scholar, poet, self-styled scientist of sexuality, and Catholic convert. Never before translated into English, this landmark 1896 study argues for the rights of homosexuals in society and its responsibility to them. Raffalovich draws on history, literature, philosophy, and theology to assert that not only is homosexual orientation morally neutral, it can in fact serve an ethical good.
Raffalovich, an acquaintance of Oscar Wilde who famously rescued John ('Dorian') Gray when the writer tired of him, was himself a homosexual who bravely transformed his voice to speak publicly at a time when same-sex acts were criminal. He corresponded with all the major specialists of his day and published in scientific venues. This edition provides an introduction, biographical note, and contextualizations for Raffalovich's many references.
Die Inhaltsangabe kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.
Nancy Erber is Professor Emerita of Modern Language at City University of New York, USA. A specialist in fin-de-siècle literature, she edited an anthology with George Robb, Disorder in the Court: Trials and Sexual Conflict at the Turn of the Century. She also translated and edited Queer Lives: Men's Autobiographies from Nineteenth-Century France and Bougres de vies: huit homosexuels se racontent with William A. Peniston.
William A. Peniston is Librarian and Archivist at the Newark Museum, USA, and the author of Pederasts and Others: Urban Culture and Sexual Identity in Nineteenth-Century Paris.
Philip Healy is Emeritus Fellow of Kellogg College, Oxford University, UK. From 2000 to 2010, he was Director of Public Programmes at Oxford University Department for Continuing Education. He has edited John Gray's novella, Park: A Fantastic Story, and is currently working on an edition of the correspondence of André Raffalovich and John Gray.
Frederick S. Roden is Associate Professor of English at the University of Connecticut, USA. He is author of Same-Sex Desire in Victorian Religious Culture and editor of Palgrave Advances: Oscar Wilde Studies, Catholic Figures, Queer Narratives, and Jewish/Christian/Queer: Crossroads and Identities.
„Über diesen Titel“ kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.
Anbieter: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. First edition. Translated by Nancy Erber and William A. Peniston. Introduction by Frederick S. Roden. Biographical note by Philip Healy. Small quarto. x, 312pp. Trifle worn else fine in pictorial boards. Artikel-Nr. 539821
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
Gebunden. Zustand: New. Artikel-Nr. 39133934
Anzahl: Mehr als 20 verfügbar
Anbieter: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 312 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock. Artikel-Nr. x-1137451386
Anzahl: 2 verfügbar
Anbieter: Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, USA
Zustand: New. Raffalovich's 1896 magnum opus of sexology, Uranism and Unisexuality (never before translated into English until now), provides an ethical justification for same-sex desire. Drawing on cross-cultural and transhistorical narratives, the gentleman scholar argues for the rights of the homosexual in society and its responsibility to him. Editor(s): Erber, Nancy; Peniston, William A.; Healy, Philip; Roden, Frederick S., AOJN. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSJ; JFSK; JHBK5; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 648. . 2015. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Artikel-Nr. V9781137451385