Favorite Books and Current Reads

[Kinokokao]

[Sampson]

[Kinokokao]

[ZetaBladeX13]

[Kinokokao]

[noodles]

I see you have everything straightend out

[Kimiko]

Don't forget about the lesbians, Kino.

[Kinokokao]

Unfortunately, Kimiko, lesbianism won't get a mention in my paper. There's practically nothing in the historical sources other than conjecture, especially as related to what I'm looking at (pagan Classical sources = masculine love/Symposium = Renaissance revival of Ganymede, Hyacinth, etc) and it wouldn't fit the scope of my paper to include it. Sappho, of course, is the blinding, glaring exception to the rule and while I do have a fantastic book of her poetry, I won't bother including her since there is no mirror of her talent in the Renaissance. Sad, but true.

Frankly, there's barely anything on women though most of history, and lesbianism especially gets a pass in Western Europe, at least, due to the simple fact that society didn't care what women did so long as they popped out babies. Male unnatural love, however, corrupted nature and subverted reproduction.

There's some interesting lesbian undertones in Heian Japan, of course, and other Eastern sources, but these are also outside the scope of my paper. The books I have are very fascinating -- I actually own Homosexuality in Civilization, and it is both exceptionally broad and depth in its scope and coverage, and in the author's introduction he makes specific reference to the lack of lesbians in history throughout the Classical, Medieval and Early Modern periods; up until about 1800 you'll find practically nothing.

But, yeah, sorry, Kimiko. This essay is all about masculine love.

[Kimiko]

[noodles]

[Sampson]

[noodles]

DID-A-CHICK??!?!?!?

[Sampson]

Only in your dreams, I'm afraid.

[noodles]

;-;

[Sampson]

On the bright side, transvestites don't count.