Iolaus (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781410107961)

A homoerotic anthology of verse, prose, and letters celebrating male friendship from Byron, Shelley, Whitman, Ludwig II, Aristotle, the story of St. Augustine, the story of Amis And Amile, Rumi, Montaigne, Dyer, Barnfield, Michelangelo, Shakespeare, Tennyson, and Whitman. and many more. Edward Carpenter (1844-1929) selected the title Iolaus to honor the boy charioteer and lover of Hercules. He compiled many of the pieces which comprise modern gay political theory. Originally published in 1902 to silently argue, by the presentation of literary masterpieces of all centuries, for the acceptance of homosexuality.

Author: Edward Carpenter
ISBN-10: 1410107965
ISBN-13: 9781410107961
Publisher: Fredonia Books (NL)
Language: English
Published: 11/27/2004
Pages: 244
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.61d