| The Natural Philosophy of Love Contributor(s): Pound, Ezra (Translator), Gourmont, Remy De (Author) |
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ISBN: 197969740X ISBN-13: 9781979697408 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $9.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval - History - Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.46 lbs) 148 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Natural Philosophy of Love is an exploration of the prodigious sexual mores of Nature's creations. Translated with a postscript by Ezra Pound, Remy de Gourmont's "essay on sexual instinct" surveys the entire animal kingdom, describing the hermaphroditism of oysters, the cannibalistic amours of spiders, and many more curious natural phenomena. Blending zoology, poetry, and philosophy, the author's subversive erudition casts a dubious glance at anthropocentric morality, finding "there is no lewdness which has not its normal type in nature." |