Vita Sexualis
Vita Sexualis

Author: Ralph M. Leck

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2016-03-30

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 0252098188

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Karl Ulrichs's studies of sexual diversity galvanized the burgeoning field of sexual science in the nineteenth century. But in the years since, his groundbreaking activism has overshadowed his scholarly achievements. Ulrichs publicly defied Prussian law to agitate for gay equality and marriage, and founded the world's first organization dedicated to the legal and social emancipation of homosexuals. Ralph M. Leck returns Ulrichs to his place as the inventor of the science of sexual heterogeneity. Leck's analysis situates sexual science in a context that includes politics, aesthetics, the languages of science, and the ethics of gender. Although he was the greatest nineteenth-century scholar of sexual heterogeneity, Ulrichs retained certain traditional conjectures about gender. Leck recognizes these subtleties and employs the analytical concepts of modernist vita sexualis and traditional psychopathia sexualis to articulate philosophical and cultural differences among sexologists. Original and audacious, Vita Sexualis uses a bedrock figure's scientific and political innovations to open new insights into the history of sexual science, legal systems, and Western amatory codes.

Vita Sexualis
Vita Sexualis

Author: Ogai Mori

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 2011-12-20

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1462902219

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This classic and controversial work of Japanese literature presents a rare look at Meiji-ara Japanese sexuality. Though banned three weeks after its publication in 1909, Vita Sexualis is far more than a prurient erotic novel. The narrator, a professor of philosophy, wrestles with issues of sexual desire, sex education, and the proper place of sensuality. He tells the story of his own journey into sexual awareness, spanning fifteen years, from his first exposure to erotic woodcuts at the age of six, to his first physical response to a woman, and his eventual encounter with a professional courtesan. Beyond being a poignant account of one boy's coming of age, Vita Sexualis is also an important record of Japan's moral struggles during the cultural upheaval of the last years of the Meiji era. In response to the publication of Vita Sexualis, Ogai Mori was reprimanded by Japan's vice-minister of war.

Vita Sexualis
Vita Sexualis

Author: 森鴎外

Publisher: Rutland, Vt. : C. E. Tuttle Company

Published: 1972

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13:

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An important record of Japans moral struggles during the cultural upheaval of the Meiji era.

In the Company of Men
In the Company of Men

Author: Jim Reichert

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 9780804752145

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In the Company of Men examines representations of male-male sexuality in literature from the Meiji period, when Japan launched an unprecedented modernization campaign.

Don Juan East/West
Don Juan East/West

Author: Takayuki Yokota-Murakami

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 1998-01-01

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780791436653

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An essential guide for those who seek to reconsider the theoretical problems of (trans-civilizational) comparative literature, those who are interested in the literary and cultural history of modern East Asian countries, and those with a general interest in issues of sexuality.

Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Illinois
Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Illinois

Author: Christopher A. Phillips

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2022-06-28

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 0252053257

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The second edition of the Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Illinois offers up-to-date information on the state’s 102 species of frogs and toads, salamanders, turtles, lizards, and snakes. Detailed descriptions by the authors include habitats, distinguishing features, behaviors, and other facts, while revised range maps and full-color photographs help users recognize animals in the field. In addition, an identification key and easy-to-navigate page layouts guide readers through extensive background material on each species' population, diet, predators, reproduction, and conservation status. A one-of-a-kind resource, the Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Illinois is a definitive guide aimed at biologists, teachers, students, wildlife specialists, natural resource managers, conservationists, law enforcement officials, landowners, hobbyists, and everyone else eager to explore herpetology and nature in the Prairie State.

Seduction of Youth
Seduction of Youth

Author: Javier Samper Vendrell

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 1487525036

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The Seduction of Youth offers a new perspective on the history of the Weimar Republic by exploring the intersection between the homosexual movement, print culture, and homophobic fears about the seduction of young boys.