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An Introduction to the Study of Dante
ASIN: B01B6KV8SU
Paperback: 290 pages
Dimensions: 7.4 x 0.7 x 9.7 inches
Weight: 1.5 pounds
Language: English
John Addington Symonds
John Addington Symonds (/ˈsɪməndz/; 5 October 1840 – 19 April 1893) was an English poet and literary critic. A cultural historian, he was known for his work on the Renaissance, as well as numerous biographies of writers and artists. Although he married and had a family, he was an early advocate of male love (homosexuality), which he believed could include pederastic as well as egalitarian relationships, referring to it as l'amour de l'impossible (love of the impossible). He also wrote much poetry inspired by his homosexual affairs.