Papers, 1870-1894 and n.d., (bulk 1889-1892).

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Papers, 1870-1894 and n.d., (bulk 1889-1892).

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Chiefly letters (1889-1892) written from Switzerland to Edmund Gosse, discussing Symonds's writings on male homosexuality in ancient Greece (A PROBLEM IN GREEK ETHICS, 1883) and in modern England (A PROBLEM IN MODERN ETHICS, 1891); his LIFE OF MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI, 1893; his difficulties in finding publishers; and his response to Gosse's work. Other passages concern Symond's frustration and anger with Victorian repression and condemnation of homosexuality; the effect of Greek classics on British schoolboys; his correspondence with Walt Whitman; and his admiration of German bodybuilder Eugene Sandow. An anonymous pamphlet, UN POINT CURIEUX DES MOEURS PRIVEES DE LA GRECE, 1870, is included in the collection.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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