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Corydon
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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
, initially released anonymously in installments between 1911 and 1920, Gide speaks his most subversive and provocative truth.
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.
, named for the pederast character in Virgil's
, 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.
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Far more interesting writers have come along to comment on the intersection between nature, society and sexuality (Houellebecq's "The Elementary Particles", Paglia's "Sexual Personae", to name a few). Gide provides astute analyses on the female and male form in art, and a defense of the masculine homosexual in a time when homosexual men were thought to exhibit exclusively effeminate characteristics. Overall "Corydon" is a period piece, but one necessary for its period.
Should you read "Corydon"? If you have time, I say.”
About André Gide
André Gide (1869–1951), winner of the 1947 Nobel Prize for 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. Born in Paris, Gide became an influential intellectual figure in nineteenth- and twentieth-century French literature and culture. His essay collections
and
, among others, contributed to the public’s understanding of key figures of the day. He traveled widely and advocated for the rights of prisoners, denounced the conditions in the African colonies, and became a voice for, and then against, communism. Other notable works include
(1891),
(1924),
(1924),
, and his journals,
,
, and
.
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