{"product_id":"corydon-paperback","title":"Corydon - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndré Gide\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Howard\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst published nearly one hundred years ago, André Gide's masterpiece, translated from the original French by Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Howard, draws from the disciplines of biology, philosophy, and history to support the author's assertion that homosexuality is a natural human trait\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the time of his death in 1951, having won the Nobel Prize in Literature only four years prior, André Gide was considered one of the most important literary minds of the twentieth century. In \u003ci\u003eCorydon\u003c\/i\u003e, initially released anonymously in installments between 1911 and 1920, Gide speaks his most subversive and provocative truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Citing myriad examples that span thousands of years, Gide's Socratic dialogues argue that homosexuality is natural--in fact, far more so than the social construct of exclusive heterosexuality, the act of systematically banning or ostracizing same-sex relationships. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCorydon\u003c\/i\u003e, named for the pederast character in Virgil's \u003ci\u003eEclogues\u003c\/i\u003e, caused its author \"all kinds of trouble,\" according to his friends, but he regarded it as his most important work. The courage, intelligence, and prescience of Gide's argument make it all the more impressive today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndré Gide (1869-1951), winner of the 1947 Nobel Prize in Literature, was a celebrated novelist, dramatist, and essayist whose narrative works dealt frankly with homosexuality and the struggle between artistic discipline, moralism, and sensual indulgence. His essay collections \u003ci\u003eAutumn Leaves\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOscar Wilde\u003c\/i\u003e, among others, contributed to the public's understanding of key figures of the day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 07, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42168185225351,"sku":"9781497679009","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/1a21954aab11489af57cedd680d9c426.webp?v=1733333606","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/corydon-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}