A Gentleman of Pleasure One Life of John Glassco, Poet, Memoirist, Translator, and Pornographer
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A Gentleman of Pleasure not only spans Glassco's life but delves into his background as a member of a once prominent and powerful Montreal family. In addition to Glassco's readily available work, Brian Busby draws on pseudonymous writings published as a McGill student as well as unpublished and previously unknown poems, letters, and journal entries to detail a vibrant life while pulling back the curtain on Glassco's sexuality and unconventional tastes. In a lively account of a man given to deception, who took delight in hoaxes, Busby manages to substantiate many of the often unreliable statements Glassco made about his life and work. A Gentleman of Pleasure is a remarkable biography that captures the knowable truth about a fascinatingly complex and secretive man.
Book information
ISBN: | 9780773538184 |
Publisher: | McGill-Queen's University Press |
Imprint: | McGill-Queen's University Press |
Pub date: | 14 Mar 2011 |
DEWEY: | 818.5209 |
DEWEY edition: | 22 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 400 |
Weight: | 794g |
Height: | 167mm |
Width: | 241mm |
Spine width: | 29mm |