“A Race of Born Pederasts”: Sir Richard Burton, Homosexuality, and the Arabs

2003/03/01 by Colette Colligan · 1 voice · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Marriage and Sexual Relationships #Philippine History and Culture

paper · doi:10.1080/0890549032000069131

openalex publication_date 2003/03/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31

Abstract

Translations, especially of ribald texts in Latin and French, were the mainstay of England's underground obscene print culture, particularly the high-end of the trade that appealed to privileged ma...

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• underground obscene print culture; Burton’s underground translations; the international coterie of wealthy homosexuals journeys to North Africa; and the English armchair sexual adventurer. —on #homo [bsky, 3 points, 0 comments]

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