Teleny
is a homoerotic novel and an important antithesis to the prudish idealism
of the neo-classic and neo-romantic lyric love poetry of the fin de siècle.
It is a work of unmasking the cynical double moral standards of the Victorian
era: The love of Camille and Teleny is shattered by social reprisals.
The book was published in 1893 in 200 copies by Leonard Smithers who praised
it as being "the most powerful and cleverly written erotic Romance
which has appeared in the English language" during that era, "a
book which will certainly rank as the chief of its class."
The
homoerotic classic.
The
linocuts presented in this book (see Flash at the right) are available
as original prints. Please visit the "art
work" section of our online bookstore.
The
linocuts presented in this book (see Flash at the right) are available
as original prints. Please visit the "art
work" section of our online bookstore.
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