The Ideal Gay Man: The Story of Der Kreis
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (507 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1560231262 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Kennedy also translated selections from Der Eigene for the volume Homosexuality and Male Bonding in Pre-Nazi Germany, coedited with Harry Oosterhuis, before turning his attention to Der Kreis, the long-running, trilingual Swiss gay journal. Kennedy has written biographies of the Italian mathematician Giuseppe Peano and the German homosexual emancipationist/theorist Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, as well as translations of the boy-love novels of the German
Extensive research into the history of this unique magazine is a valuable service to us all." -- Clair Norman, BA, Retired French/German teacher"Hubert Kennedy integrates his own excellent translations of excerpts from Der Kreis with lucid explanations of their historical and cultural context. Der Kreis provided a creative outlet for countless gay writers, artists, and photographers and timely information on homosexuality to gay people all over the western world. "Hubert Kennedy has succeeded admirably in filling another gap in gay history with this book. His method makes the material far more accessible and relevant to scholars, students, and individuals interested in the history and e
Entertaining and informative, this book points out how the events of the day relating to the gay movement were reflected in and influenced by Der Kreis.Der Kreis was the world’s most important journal promoting the legal and social rights of gay men. Some topics you’ll explore are: the beginning of the publication Der Kreis why Der Kreis stopped publication sections on the English writers, French writers, and German writers of Der Kreis articles on morality and the public’s changing perceptions of homosexuality man and boy love and the differences between leading and seductionThe Ideal Gay Man studies this amazingly influential gentlemen’s journal and provides you with a flattering and long overdue inclusion into gay studies material. The Ideal Gay Man is a fascinating collection of history and entertainment. Discover the deliciously succulent homosexual world of the early 1900s!The Ideal Gay Man: The Story of Der Kreis gives you the history of the influential international gay journal Der Kreis, published in Switzerland from 1932--1967. . Literary historians, gay theory scholars, and general readers will be intrigued by the generous selection of articles from the English section of the journal, as well as the English translations from the French a
"Little lauded heroes" according to arts guy. This part of LGBT history deserves to be better known. A heroic group of people who were courageus enough to campaign before almost anyone else. Mostly concerned with the literary but also a fair bit concerning visual arts too. Many minor names that should be noted are here as well as the