Havelock Ellis: A Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A richly detailed biographical work, Phyllis Grosskurth's study chronicles the life of Havelock Ellis, the pioneering Victorian-era sexologist, essayist, and social reformer whose groundbreaking writings on human sexuality challenged the rigid moral conventions of his time. Grosskurth presents an unflinching portrait of Ellis as both a towering intellectual figure and a deeply complex man, illuminating his unconventional personal relationships, his long and turbulent marriage to the lesbian writer Edith Lees, and his intimate bond with birth control advocate Margaret Sanger. Drawing on extensive research and private correspondence, the biography uncovers the contradictions at the heart of a man who championed sexual liberation yet struggled profoundly with his own desires and emotional life. Written with scholarly rigor and narrative elegance, Grosskurth illustrates how Ellis's multi-volume work Studies in the Psychology of Sex helped lay the foundation for modern sexology, even as it brought him censorship, controversy, and lasting notoriety. The result is a compelling and authoritative account of a man whose ideas were decades ahead of his era.
Original: $14.61
-65%$14.61
$5.11Havelock Ellis: A Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A richly detailed biographical work, Phyllis Grosskurth's study chronicles the life of Havelock Ellis, the pioneering Victorian-era sexologist, essayist, and social reformer whose groundbreaking writings on human sexuality challenged the rigid moral conventions of his time. Grosskurth presents an unflinching portrait of Ellis as both a towering intellectual figure and a deeply complex man, illuminating his unconventional personal relationships, his long and turbulent marriage to the lesbian writer Edith Lees, and his intimate bond with birth control advocate Margaret Sanger. Drawing on extensive research and private correspondence, the biography uncovers the contradictions at the heart of a man who championed sexual liberation yet struggled profoundly with his own desires and emotional life. Written with scholarly rigor and narrative elegance, Grosskurth illustrates how Ellis's multi-volume work Studies in the Psychology of Sex helped lay the foundation for modern sexology, even as it brought him censorship, controversy, and lasting notoriety. The result is a compelling and authoritative account of a man whose ideas were decades ahead of his era.
Product Information
Product Information
Shipping & Returns
Shipping & Returns
Description
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A richly detailed biographical work, Phyllis Grosskurth's study chronicles the life of Havelock Ellis, the pioneering Victorian-era sexologist, essayist, and social reformer whose groundbreaking writings on human sexuality challenged the rigid moral conventions of his time. Grosskurth presents an unflinching portrait of Ellis as both a towering intellectual figure and a deeply complex man, illuminating his unconventional personal relationships, his long and turbulent marriage to the lesbian writer Edith Lees, and his intimate bond with birth control advocate Margaret Sanger. Drawing on extensive research and private correspondence, the biography uncovers the contradictions at the heart of a man who championed sexual liberation yet struggled profoundly with his own desires and emotional life. Written with scholarly rigor and narrative elegance, Grosskurth illustrates how Ellis's multi-volume work Studies in the Psychology of Sex helped lay the foundation for modern sexology, even as it brought him censorship, controversy, and lasting notoriety. The result is a compelling and authoritative account of a man whose ideas were decades ahead of his era.
