{"product_id":"unspeakable-9780226733531","title":"Unspeakable","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A captivating book. . . A scholarly gem. . .  Cleves’s book is a must read for people interested in the history of sexuality, the history of youth, the history of family, and the history of Italy.\" * Canadian Journal of History *\u003cbr\u003e“Cleves has opened up a space to re-examine sensitively the history of pederasty. . . Cleves meditates on the difficulty of studying a sexual practice universally viewed as abhorrent today, ultimately insisting that historians of sexuality must put their moral reservations aside when seeking to understand how sexual mores, like definitions of childhood, have changed over time. She perceptively identifies structural factors that allowed Douglas to pursue his predilections freely.” * History Today *\u003cbr\u003e“Cleves has written an exquisite biography of sexuality. . . . \u003ci\u003eUnspeakable\u003c\/i\u003e is a spellbinding account of tragedy, when one outlives their genre, toggling instead between uncelebrated and unintelligible, criminal and creep. “ * Notches Blog *\u003cbr\u003e\"[Rachel Hope Cleves] has produced a beautifully written, strikingly intelligent book on an important subject. Kudos to her for tackling it and to the University of Chicago Press for publishing it.\" * Journal of the History of Sexuality *\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eUnspeakable \u003c\/i\u003eis a brave and beautifully written book, meticulously researched and carefully and ethically handled. Despite writing about a notable early-twentieth century British author who by today’s standards is nothing more than a pedophile, Cleves has managed the remarkable feat of producing a rich, compelling, and informative work of both history and biography that is as balanced and dispassionate as one can imagine possible.” * Steven Angelides, author of The Fear of Child Sexuality *\u003cbr\u003e“A major achievement. Cleves has meticulously recreated the history of a widely practiced sexual culture that will shock readers. Perhaps most startling is just how common and how recent was the celebration of pederasty among public figures like Norman Douglas and his friends. Like other groundbreaking work in the history of sexuality, this book\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003edemonstrates that both sexual practices and attitudes toward them—even those seen as most taboo—are as subject to reversal as anything else in the broader culture.” * Nicholas L. Syrett, author of American Child Bride: A History of Minors and Marriage in the United States *\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eUnspeakable\u003c\/i\u003e is deeply original, nuanced, and bold. In sharp and often witty prose, Cleves uses the life of Norman Douglas as a way to pry open deep-seated (although relatively recent) assumptions about sex, age, and power. This book will appeal to literary scholars, modernists, historians, and the growing numbers of people focused on sexuality studies, childhood studies, and issues of gender.” * James R. Kincaid, University of Southern California *\u003cbr\u003e“People will be talking about \u003ci\u003eUnspeakable\u003c\/i\u003e for a long time to come. Not only does it raise questions that are crucial for the history of sexuality, but it sets new standards for literary biography of an intractable subject.” * Richard Cavell, University of British Columbia *\u003cbr\u003eWinner * Canadian Historical Association, Wallace K. Ferguson Prize *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I George Norman Douglass\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1 Crocodiles \u003cbr\u003e 2 Lizards \u003cbr\u003e 3 Annetta and Michele \u003cbr\u003e 4 Elsa \u003cbr\u003e 5 Capri \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReflection I \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Norman Douglas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6 Norman Douglas \u003cbr\u003e 7 London Street Games \u003cbr\u003e 8 Keeping Faith \u003cbr\u003e 9 Alone \u003cbr\u003e 10 Together \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReflection II \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Uncle Norman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 11 The Pederastic Congress \u003cbr\u003e 12 A Hymn to Copulation \u003cbr\u003e 13 Diavolo Incarnato \u003cbr\u003e 14 Epicurus \u003cbr\u003e 15 Moving Along \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReflection III\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Heraclitus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 16 On the Run \u003cbr\u003e 17 England Is a Nightmare \u003cbr\u003e 18 Footnote to Capri \u003cbr\u003e 19 \u003ci\u003eOmnes Eodem Cogimur \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 20 Pinorman versus Grand Man \u003cbr\u003e 21 Looking Back \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReflection IV \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400101142871,"sku":"9780226733531","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/unspeakable-9780226733531","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}