Author: SYMONDS, JOHN ADDINGTON (AND HIS DAUGHTER MARGARET)
Title: Our Life in the Swiss Highlands
Description: London, England: Adam and Charles Black, 1892. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There is some beginning fraying and a couple of small nicks to the top spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name and date on the half title page. "John Addington Symonds (5 October 1840 – 19 April 1893) was an English poet and literary critic. A cultural historian, he was known for his work on the Renaissance, as well as numerous biographies of writers and artists. Although he married and had a family, he was an early advocate of male love (homosexuality) , which he believed could include pederastic as well as egalitarian relationships, referring to it as l'amour de l'impossible (love of the impossible). He also wrote much poetry inspired by his homosexual affairs. ". Very Good+ .
Keywords: Author Biography John Addington Symonds Margaret Symonds Switzerland Travel & Exploration Author Biography
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Title: Our Life in the Swiss Highlands
Description: London, England: Adam and Charles Black, 1892. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There is some beginning fraying and a couple of small nicks to the top spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name and date on the half title page. "John Addington Symonds (5 October 1840 – 19 April 1893) was an English poet and literary critic. A cultural historian, he was known for his work on the Renaissance, as well as numerous biographies of writers and artists. Although he married and had a family, he was an early advocate of male love (homosexuality) , which he believed could include pederastic as well as egalitarian relationships, referring to it as l'amour de l'impossible (love of the impossible). He also wrote much poetry inspired by his homosexual affairs. ". Very Good+ .
Keywords: Author Biography John Addington Symonds Margaret Symonds Switzerland Travel & Exploration Author Biography
Price: US$ 65.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 36924
- Book number: 36924
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