Physician, anthropologist, travel writer, novelist, politician, Paolo Mantegazza (1831-1910) was probably the most eclectic figure in late-nineteenth century Italian culture. A prolific writer, Mantegazza can be seen as a forerunner of what has come to be known as cultural studies on account of his interdisciplinary approach, his passionate blend of scientific and literary elements in his writings, and his ability to transcend the boundaries between 'high' and 'low' culture. Though extremely popular during his lifetime both in Italy and abroad, Mantegazza's works have not been made available in a significant English language compilation.This volume is a representative overview of Mantegazza's key works, many of them translated into English for the first time. In addition to the unabridged Physiology of Love (1873), a veritable best-seller at the time of its initial publication, this compilation features selections from Mantegazza's writings on medicine, his travelogues, his epistolary novel One Day in Madeira (1868), and his treatise on materialistic aesthetics. Replete with an extensive and informative introduction by the editor, The Physiology of Love and Other Writings also excerpts Mantegazza's works of science fiction, memoir, and social and cultural criticism.As an anthology of the works of Paolo Mantegazza, a writer of diverse topical orientations, this volume is also an account of the circulation of ideas and cross-fertilization of disciplines that defined a crucial period of Italian and European cultural life.

Physiology of Love and Other Writings (Lorenzo Da Ponte Italian Library)

Literature & Fiction

Mantegazza, Paolo

History & Criticism

University of Toronto Press

First published in 1897, The Year 3000 is the most daring and original work of fiction by the prominent Italian anthropologist Paolo Mantegazza. A futuristic utopian novel, the book follows two young lovers who, as they travel from Rome to the capital of the United Planetary States to celebrate their “mating union,” encounter the marvels of cultural and scientific advances along the way. Intriguing in itself, The Year 3000 is also remarkable for both its vision of the future (predicting an astonishing array of phenomena from airplanes, artificial intelligence, CAT scans, and credit cards to controversies surrounding divorce, abortion, and euthanasia) and the window it opens on fin de siècle Europe. Published here for the first time in English, this richly annotated edition features an invaluable introductory essay that interprets the intertextual and intercultural connections within and beyond Mantegazza’s work. For its critical contribution to early science fiction and for its insights into the hopes, fears, and clash of values in the Western world of both Mantegazza’s time and our own, this book belongs among the visionary giants of speculative literature.

The Year 3000: A Dream (Bison Frontiers of Imagination)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Science Fiction

Bison Books

The legends of flowers: Leggende dei fiori; or, "'Tis love that makes the world go round."

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Gale Research Co

Paolo Mantegazza is remembered mainly as a “sex writer”, which is sometimes a term of reproach, sometimes a term of honor.  As a delineator of love, Mantegazza has never been surpassed and rarely equaled; he has faults as a writer, but they are invariably the faults of superabundance – from the depths of his nature there poured a thousand pages surcharged with passion – and never of emotional poverty.  When Mantegazza wrote about love, he could not be calm.  For everywhere he saw sex, the source of the profoundest of human emotions, bringing tragedy instead of happiness to mankind.  As a pioneer sexologist, Mantegazza naturally encountered much opposition. In the Era of the Fig-leaf, they did not understand, and often assailed the writer of the Trilogia.  In this warfare, Mantegazza could not retreat; his pen was as a lance striking in dark places, unloosening rusty hinges from the rotting door of prudery.  “You who have known me for a long time as a physician and friend,” he said, “know that I have the courage to work in the open, and that I have never been among those who applaud the lasciviousness of a ballet dancer, and place fig leaves on Greek statues.”  Paolo Mantegazza (1831- 1910) was an Italian physician, anthropologist and author.

The Sexual Relations of Mankind

Self-Help

Univ Pr of the Pacific

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Viajes Por El Río De La Plata Y El Interior De La Confederación Argentina (Spanish Edition)

History

Americas

Legare Street Press

Die Kunst zu heiraten

BiblioLife

Gli Amori Degli Uomini, Volume Primo

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Viajes Por El Rio De La Plata Y El Interior De La Confederacion Argentina (1916) (English and Spanish Edition)

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Kessinger Publishing

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