About this title: Considered by Gide to be the most important of his books, this slim, exquisitely crafted volume consists of four dialogues on the subject of homosexuality and its place in society. Published anonymously in bits and pieces between 1911 and 1920, "Corydon" first appeared in a signed, commercial edition in France in 1924 and in the United States in 1950, the year before Gide's death. This present edition features the impeccable translation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Richard Howard. In spirited dialogue with his bigoted, boorish interviewer, "Corydon" marshals evidence from naturalists, ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus And Co
Date Published: 1950
Description: Good. Hardcover has some edge wear. Dj has shelf wear, small tears. Somewhat soiled on top edge of closed pages. Text clean, binding good. Ships within one business day with delivery confirmation. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: NOONDAY PRESS
Date Published: 1965
Description: Very Good. 1965 printing of 1950 edition. Very nice copy, has tanning to inside pages, no markings, has been read but is in gift quality like new condition. Has price inked out on cover. read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Company, New York
Date Published: 1950
Description: Very Good in Poor jacket. Dialogues. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. This volume was translated by Hugh Gibb, a friend and student of Andre Gide. A fascinating study in human sexual differences. This book is in great shape. The boards are black with the lettering in gold. The previous owner has written her name and address at the top of the first blank page. The pages are clean and bright and the spine is tight. The dust jacket has much wear along the edges. The spine has faded a little. The back cover ... read more
Edition: Not Stated
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus, New York
Date Published: 1950
Description: Very Good/Good. The book has the previous owner's name in pen on the first page. The jacket has some quarter inch and half inch size tears on the top and bottom corner edges. read more
Edition: not 1st
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar Straus, NY
Date Published: 1950
Description: VG book, VG DJ(in Brodart). Bright & tight. Commentary on 2nd dialogue by Frank Beach. Translation by Hugh Gibb. DJ w light edge rubbing, 1" tear & creasing @ lower front. read more
Edition: 2nd printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Co., New York
Date Published: 1950
Description: Cloth in chipped, price-clipped dust jacket. Very good. xx+220pp., notes, prefaces, comments on the Second Dialogue by Frank Beach. Gide's famous dialogues on sexual differentiation, originally published in 1911without author's or publisher's name. In Gide's opinion, the most important of his books. Young 1414*. read more
Edition: 1st Edition 1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Co., New York, NY
Date Published: 1950
Description: VG/Good. W/Dust Jacket 220pgs DJ chipped/torn at top & bottom edges, endpapers & page ends browned, text pages litghtly browned, o.w. clean & tight. NO ink. Names, bookplates, etc. Price unclipped. this is the first edition in the English language. read more
Edition: First Printing.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, New York
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780374130121ISBN:0374130124
Description: Dust Jacket Included. Hard Cover. 8vo-over 7 3/4"-9 3/4" tall. xvii/135 pages. Preface, and translated from the French by Richard Howard. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. A faint hint of shelf wear to DJ, with somewhat tanned flaps, otherwise Fine. No inscriptions, no marks, no tears, no chips. Not price clipped. Not a remainder. Not Ex-library. Protected in a new Brodart cover. read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Secker & Warburg
Date Published: 1952
Description: Good in Fair jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Four Socratic dialogues defending homosexuality by the 1947 Nobel Prize winner. Jacket is torn at one corner and at the top of the spine. Internally solid and clean. read more
Description: Very Good. Hardcover w / dustjacket. Very good condition; edges, corners, and covers of book show minor wear. No underlining; no highlighting; no internal markings. DJ only vg with mild edgewear. No priceclip. No remainder mark. In sealed plastic protection. 1983. Hardcover w / dustjacket. read more
"Considering that this book was written at the beginning of the 20th century, one might assure that is at least brave. The problem is sometimes it becomes something more like a scientific manifesto about why gays are allowed to breath etc. Influenced by the whole epistemologic world, Gide compares dogs, women, homosexuals, penguins, etcetera.
Sometimes it is rather amazing and encouraging for both readers and gays, in other times is just scientifcly old-fashioned dash boring.
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