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For centuries, evidence of queer love in the ancient world has either been ignored or suppressed. Even today, only a few narratives are widely known: the wild romance of Achilles and Patroclus; the yearning love of Sappho's lyrics; and the three genders introduced in Plato's Symposium. Yet there is a rich literary tradition of queer Greek and Roman love that extends far beyond the prudish translations of these familiar handful of stories.
In 300,000 Kisses, award-winning poet Seán Hewitt and renowned designer Luke Edward Hall collect these stories—including some of the most beautiful and moving in the classical canon—and bring them to vivid life. Alongside celebrated works by Homer, Sappho, Ovid and Catullus, they include a wide range of rarely anthologized sources: raunchy poems, thoughtful dialogues, philosophical treatises, and even a graffiti text salvaged from the ruins of Pompeii.
Through Hewitt's contemporary translations, we encounter relationships that are by turns heartfelt and nourishing, unrequited and lustful, toxic and crude, tender and fulfilling. A groundbreaking anthology that seeks to change the way we see the ancient world, 300,000 Kisses is a fascinating journey through love in all its forms.
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Release date
October 10, 2023 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780593827345
- File size: 114799 KB
- Duration: 03:59:09
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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Andr� Santana's understated performance of these ancient Greco-Roman queer stories creates a thoughtful experience for listeners. Santana's soft pauses between the introduction to each selection and the selections themselves ease listeners into an engaging assortment of mythology, philosophy, satire, and poetry. This production includes notable pieces from Ovid's METAMORPHOSES, Plato's SYMPOSIUM, and stories of the lives of soldiers, sex workers, and gods from many other writers. These tales, varied in length and steeped in the social mores, humor, and imaginations of another age, offer connections with contemporary listeners through relatable experiences of love and loss. Although the text's illustrations are not available in the audio version, Santana's relaxed warmth paints pictures of the artist's classical inspirations in the epilogue. J.R.T. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine
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