Corydon
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Corydon is a controversial series of dialogues by André Gide that defends homosexuality by arguing for its naturalness and historical prevalence.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Corydon canonical | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
dialogue ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
challenge prevailing moral views on homosexuality
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normalize homosexual desire ⓘ |
| argument |
homosexuality has historical prevalence
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homosexuality is natural ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
LGBT literature
ⓘ
queer theory (retrospectively) ⓘ |
| author | André Gide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
ⓘ
philosophical literature ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Corydon (speaker in the dialogues) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReception | provoked moral and critical controversy ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
naturalness of sexual orientation
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relationship between nature and morality ⓘ social prejudice against homosexuality ⓘ |
| influencedBy | classical literature ⓘ |
| literaryForm | dialogues ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
ethics
ⓘ
homosexuality ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| notableFor | early defense of homosexuality in modern European literature ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach | apologetic defense of homosexuality ⓘ |
| positionOnHomosexuality | defends homosexuality ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | controversial at time of publication ⓘ |
| references |
ancient Greek culture
ⓘ
historical examples of same-sex love ⓘ |
| structure | series of dialogues ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| workOf | André Gide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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