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	__NOTOC__The '''Uranians''' were a relatively obscure group of largely British and American [[Pederasty\|pederastic]] poets, which flourished between 1880 and 1930. The group's name derives, in part, from the Platonic theory of "heavenly" or "Uranian" pederasty (see Plato's ''Symposium''). Uranian poetry was characterized by a sentimental infatuation for pubescent (or nearly pubescent) boys, and by a use of conservative verse forms.		__NOTOC__The '''Uranians''' were a relatively obscure group of largely British and American [[Pederasty\|pederastic]] poets, which flourished between 1880 and 1930. The group's name derives, in part, from the Platonic theory of "heavenly" or "Uranian" pederasty (see Plato's ''Symposium''). Uranian poetry was characterized by a sentimental infatuation for pubescent (or nearly pubescent) boys, and by a use of conservative verse forms.

	The Uranian writer John Addington Symonds is credited with being the 1st person to use the term "homosexual" in the English-language, in his book ''A Problem in Greek Ethics'' (1873/1901). This same book was the also the first to use the term "boy-love" to refer to homosexuality. [~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~John_Gambril_Nicholson John Gambril Nicholson]'s first book of poems ''Love in Earnest'' (1892), attracted the notice of John Addington Symonds and other Uranian poets. It is believed to have contributed to the use of ''earnest'' as a coded term for homosexuality among Uranians, and some scholars have speculated that [[Oscar Wilde]] exploited this allusion in his 1895 play [~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest ''The Importance of Being Earnest''].<ref>McKenna, Neil (2005). ''The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde''. Basic Books.</ref>		The Uranian writer John Addington Symonds is credited with being the 1st person to use the term "homosexual" in the English-language, in his book ''A Problem in Greek Ethics'' (1873/1901). This same book was the also the first to use the term "boy-love" to refer to homosexuality. [[wikipedia:John_Gambril_Nicholson\|John Gambril Nicholson]]'s first book of poems ''Love in Earnest'' (1892), attracted the notice of John Addington Symonds and other Uranian poets. It is believed to have contributed to the use of ''earnest'' as a coded term for homosexuality among Uranians, and some scholars have speculated that [[Oscar Wilde]] exploited this allusion in his 1895 play [[wikipedia:The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest\|''The Importance of Being Earnest'']].<ref>McKenna, Neil (2005). ''The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde''. Basic Books.</ref>

	Uranians writers include William Johnson, [[Lord Alfred Douglas]] (1870-1945), [~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~John_Gambril_Nicholson John Gambril Nicholson] (1886-1931), [[Edwin Emmanuel Bradford]] (1860-1944), Fabian S. Woodley, John Leslie Barford (1886-1937), George Cecil Ives (1867-1950), Charles Philip Castle Kains Jackson (1857-1933), Edmund John (1883-1917), Edward Cracroft Lefroy (1855-1891), Francis Edwin Murray (1854-1932), and several other pseudonymous authors such as "Philebus" and "A. Newman". Marginally associated with their world were more famous writers such as [[Oscar Wilde]], Edward Carpenter, Gerard Manley Hopkins and [~~http~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Marc-Andr%C3%A9_Raffalovich Marc-André Raffalovich] (1864-1934),<ref>Raffalovich is mentioned in our page on [[Eric Gill]].</ref> as well as the obscure but prophetic poet-printer [https://www.boywiki.org/en/Ralph_Nicholas_Chubb Ralph Nicholas Chubb] (1892-1960), whom celebrated the boy as an Ideal, "Boy God" and "Divine Androgyne", by creating highly elaborate lithographed books over 30 years.		Uranians writers include William Johnson, [[Lord Alfred Douglas]] (1870-1945), [[wikipedia:John_Gambril_Nicholson\|John Gambril Nicholson]] (1886-1931), [[Edwin Emmanuel Bradford]] (1860-1944), Fabian S. Woodley, John Leslie Barford (1886-1937), George Cecil Ives (1867-1950), Charles Philip Castle Kains Jackson (1857-1933), Edmund John (1883-1917), Edward Cracroft Lefroy (1855-1891), Francis Edwin Murray (1854-1932), and several other pseudonymous authors such as "Philebus" and "A. Newman". Marginally associated with their world were more famous writers such as [[Oscar Wilde]], Edward Carpenter, Gerard Manley Hopkins and [[wikipedia:Marc-Andr%C3%A9_Raffalovich\|Marc-André Raffalovich]] (1864-1934),<ref>Raffalovich is mentioned in our page on [[Eric Gill]].</ref> as well as the obscure but prophetic poet-printer [https://www.boywiki.org/en/Ralph_Nicholas_Chubb Ralph Nicholas Chubb] (1892-1960), whom celebrated the boy as an Ideal, "Boy God" and "Divine Androgyne", by creating highly elaborate lithographed books over 30 years.

	The flamboyantly eccentric novelist [[Baron_Corvo\|Frederick Rolfe]] (also known as "Baron Corvo") was a unifying presence in their social network. The fame of their work was limited by late Victorian and Edwardian taboos, and by the extremely small editions (often privately printed) in which their verse was promulgated.		The flamboyantly eccentric novelist [[Baron_Corvo\|Frederick Rolfe]] (also known as "Baron Corvo") was a unifying presence in their social network. The fame of their work was limited by late Victorian and Edwardian taboos, and by the extremely small editions (often privately printed) in which their verse was promulgated.

	The first anthology of homosexual literature to be published in America - [[Men and Boys: An Anthology (1924)]] - is credited to the American Uranian poet [[Edward Mark Slocum]]. Likewise, [~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Irenaeus_Prime~~-Stevenson Edward Prime-Stevenson], best known for writing what is sometimes described as the first explicitly gay American novel - ''Imre'' (1906) - had "sought to provide a comprehensive and sympathetic treatment of homosexuality, or what [...] he called "Uranianism."<ref>Eric L. Tribunella, ''Male Homosexuality in Children's Literature, 1867–1918: The Young Uranians'' (Routledge: New York / Oxford, 2023, p. 1). [[https://annas-archive.gl/md5/093db5310cd609ec1af5a01360180862 Annas Archive PDF Link]].</ref> Prime-Stevenson published his nearly 650-page cultural and historical study of homosexuality titled ''The Intersexes: A History of Similisexualism as a Problem in Social Life'', in 1908 under the penname Xavier Mayne.<ref~~>''Ibid''.<~~/~~ref~~> Professor of English Eric L. Tribunella, wrote in 2023:		The first anthology of homosexual literature to be published in America - [[Men and Boys: An Anthology (1924)]] - is credited to the American Uranian poet [[Edward Mark Slocum]]. Likewise, [[wikipedia:Edward_Irenaeus Prime-Stevenson\|Edward Prime-Stevenson], best known for writing what is sometimes described as the first explicitly gay American novel - ''Imre'' (1906) - had "sought to provide a comprehensive and sympathetic treatment of homosexuality, or what [...] he called "Uranianism."<ref name="Tribunella">Eric L. Tribunella, ''Male Homosexuality in Children's Literature, 1867–1918: The Young Uranians'' (Routledge: New York / Oxford, 2023, p. 1). [[https://annas-archive.gl/md5/093db5310cd609ec1af5a01360180862 Annas Archive PDF Link]].</ref> Prime-Stevenson published his nearly 650-page cultural and historical study of homosexuality titled ''The Intersexes: A History of Similisexualism as a Problem in Social Life'', in 1908 under the penname Xavier Mayne.<ref name="Tribunella" /> Professor of English Eric L. Tribunella, wrote in 2023:

	<blockquote>''In a long chapter of The Intersexes on the “aesthetic professions,” Stevenson provides a survey of homosexual writers and literary works from ancient Greece to the present and, remarkably, includes a section on homosexual juvenile fiction, perhaps the first such attempt to identify a body of gay children’s literature in English. Stevenson was also one of the first writers to take seriously the possibility and value of homosexual children, whom he called “young Uranians,” as opposed to his contemporaries, who saw homosexual activity or desire in children as evidence of temporary or disordered perversion.<ref~~>''Ibid''.''<~~/~~ref~~></blockquote>		<blockquote>''In a long chapter of The Intersexes on the “aesthetic professions,” Stevenson provides a survey of homosexual writers and literary works from ancient Greece to the present and, remarkably, includes a section on homosexual juvenile fiction, perhaps the first such attempt to identify a body of gay children’s literature in English. Stevenson was also one of the first writers to take seriously the possibility and value of homosexual children, whom he called “young Uranians,” as opposed to his contemporaries, who saw homosexual activity or desire in children as evidence of temporary or disordered perversion.<ref name="Tribunella" /></blockquote>

	Prof. Tribunella includes Eduard Bertz, Howard Sturgis, Horace Vachell, [[Horatio Alger]] and Stevenson himself, among his list of Uranian poets.		Prof. Tribunella includes Eduard Bertz, Howard Sturgis, Horace Vachell, [[Horatio Alger]] and Stevenson himself, among his list of Uranian poets.

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	__NOTOC__The '''Uranians''' were a relatively obscure group of largely British and American [[Pederasty\|pederastic]] poets, which flourished between 1880 and 1930. The group's name derives, in part, from the Platonic theory of "heavenly" or "Uranian" pederasty (see Plato's ''Symposium''). Uranian poetry was characterized by a sentimental infatuation for pubescent (or nearly pubescent) boys, and by a use of conservative verse forms.		__NOTOC__The '''Uranians''' were a relatively obscure group of largely British and American [[Pederasty\|pederastic]] poets, which flourished between 1880 and 1930. The group's name derives, in part, from the Platonic theory of "heavenly" or "Uranian" pederasty (see Plato's ''Symposium''). Uranian poetry was characterized by a sentimental infatuation for pubescent (or nearly pubescent) boys, and by a use of conservative verse forms.

	The Uranian writer John Addington Symonds is credited with being the 1st person to use the term "homosexual" in the English-language, in his book ''A Problem in Greek Ethics'' (1873/1901). This same book was the also the first to use the term "boy-love" to refer to homosexuality. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gambril_Nicholson John Gambril Nicholson]'s first book of poems ''Love in Earnest'' (1892), attracted the notice of John Addington Symonds and other Uranian poets. It is believed to have contributed to the use of ''earnest'' as a coded term for homosexuality among Uranians, and some scholars have speculated that [[Oscar Wilde]] exploited this allusion in his 1895 play ''The Importance of Being Earnest''.<ref>McKenna, Neil (2005). ''The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde''. Basic Books.</ref>		The Uranian writer John Addington Symonds is credited with being the 1st person to use the term "homosexual" in the English-language, in his book ''A Problem in Greek Ethics'' (1873/1901). This same book was the also the first to use the term "boy-love" to refer to homosexuality. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gambril_Nicholson John Gambril Nicholson]'s first book of poems ''Love in Earnest'' (1892), attracted the notice of John Addington Symonds and other Uranian poets. It is believed to have contributed to the use of ''earnest'' as a coded term for homosexuality among Uranians, and some scholars have speculated that [[Oscar Wilde]] exploited this allusion in his 1895 play [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest ''The Importance of Being Earnest''].<ref>McKenna, Neil (2005). ''The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde''. Basic Books.</ref>

	Uranians writers include William Johnson, [[Lord Alfred Douglas]] (1870-1945), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gambril_Nicholson John Gambril Nicholson] (1886-1931), [[Edwin Emmanuel Bradford]] (1860-1944), Fabian S. Woodley, John Leslie Barford (1886-1937), George Cecil Ives (1867-1950), Charles Philip Castle Kains Jackson (1857-1933), Edmund John (1883-1917), Edward Cracroft Lefroy (1855-1891), Francis Edwin Murray (1854-1932), and several other pseudonymous authors such as "Philebus" and "A. Newman". Marginally associated with their world were more famous writers such as [[Oscar Wilde]], Edward Carpenter, Gerard Manley Hopkins and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc-Andr%C3%A9_Raffalovich Marc-André Raffalovich] (1864-1934),<ref>Raffalovich is mentioned in our page on [[Eric Gill]].</ref> as well as the obscure but prophetic poet-printer [https://www.boywiki.org/en/Ralph_Nicholas_Chubb Ralph Nicholas Chubb] (1892-1960), whom celebrated the boy as an Ideal, "Boy God" and "Divine Androgyne", by creating highly elaborate lithographed books over 30 years.		Uranians writers include William Johnson, [[Lord Alfred Douglas]] (1870-1945), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gambril_Nicholson John Gambril Nicholson] (1886-1931), [[Edwin Emmanuel Bradford]] (1860-1944), Fabian S. Woodley, John Leslie Barford (1886-1937), George Cecil Ives (1867-1950), Charles Philip Castle Kains Jackson (1857-1933), Edmund John (1883-1917), Edward Cracroft Lefroy (1855-1891), Francis Edwin Murray (1854-1932), and several other pseudonymous authors such as "Philebus" and "A. Newman". Marginally associated with their world were more famous writers such as [[Oscar Wilde]], Edward Carpenter, Gerard Manley Hopkins and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc-Andr%C3%A9_Raffalovich Marc-André Raffalovich] (1864-1934),<ref>Raffalovich is mentioned in our page on [[Eric Gill]].</ref> as well as the obscure but prophetic poet-printer [https://www.boywiki.org/en/Ralph_Nicholas_Chubb Ralph Nicholas Chubb] (1892-1960), whom celebrated the boy as an Ideal, "Boy God" and "Divine Androgyne", by creating highly elaborate lithographed books over 30 years.

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	__NOTOC__The '''Uranians''' were a relatively obscure group of largely British and American [[Pederasty\|pederastic]] poets, which flourished between 1880 and 1930. The group's name derives, in part, from the Platonic theory of "heavenly" or "Uranian" pederasty (see Plato's ''Symposium''). Uranian poetry was characterized by a sentimental infatuation for pubescent (or nearly pubescent) boys, and by a use of conservative verse forms.		__NOTOC__The '''Uranians''' were a relatively obscure group of largely British and American [[Pederasty\|pederastic]] poets, which flourished between 1880 and 1930. The group's name derives, in part, from the Platonic theory of "heavenly" or "Uranian" pederasty (see Plato's ''Symposium''). Uranian poetry was characterized by a sentimental infatuation for pubescent (or nearly pubescent) boys, and by a use of conservative verse forms.

	The Uranian writer John Addington Symonds is credited with being the 1st person to use the term "homosexual" in the English-language, in his book ''A Problem in Greek Ethics'' (1873/1901). This same book was the also the first to use the term "boy-love" to refer to homosexuality.		The Uranian writer John Addington Symonds is credited with being the 1st person to use the term "homosexual" in the English-language, in his book ''A Problem in Greek Ethics'' (1873/1901). This same book was the also the first to use the term "boy-love" to refer to homosexuality. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gambril_Nicholson John Gambril Nicholson]'s first book of poems ''Love in Earnest'' (1892), attracted the notice of John Addington Symonds and other Uranian poets. It is believed to have contributed to the use of ''earnest'' as a coded term for homosexuality among Uranians, and some scholars have speculated that [[Oscar Wilde]] exploited this allusion in his 1895 play ''The Importance of Being Earnest''.<ref>McKenna, Neil (2005). ''The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde''. Basic Books.</ref>

	~~Some of these~~ Uranians ~~were~~ William Johnson, [[Lord Alfred Douglas]] (1870-1945), John Gambril Nicholson (1886-1931), [[Edwin Emmanuel Bradford]] (1860-1944), George Cecil Ives (1867-1950), ~~and [[~~John ~~Addington Symonds]]~~ (~~1840~~-~~1892~~). Marginally associated with their world were more famous writers such as [[Oscar Wilde]] and ~~others~~. The flamboyantly eccentric novelist [[Baron_Corvo\|Frederick Rolfe]] (also known as "Baron Corvo") was a unifying presence in their social network. The fame of their work was limited by late Victorian and Edwardian taboos, and by the extremely small editions (often privately printed) in which their verse was promulgated.		Uranians writers include William Johnson, [[Lord Alfred Douglas]] (1870-1945), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gambril_Nicholson John Gambril Nicholson] (1886-1931), [[Edwin Emmanuel Bradford]] (1860-1944), Fabian S. Woodley, John Leslie Barford (1886-1937), George Cecil Ives (1867-1950), Charles Philip Castle Kains Jackson (1857-1933), Edmund John (1883-1917), Edward Cracroft Lefroy (1855-1891), Francis Edwin Murray (1854-1932), and several other pseudonymous authors such as "Philebus" and "A. Newman". Marginally associated with their world were more famous writers such as [[Oscar Wilde]], Edward Carpenter, Gerard Manley Hopkins and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc-Andr%C3%A9_Raffalovich Marc-André Raffalovich] (1864-1934),<ref>Raffalovich is mentioned in our page on [[Eric Gill]].</ref> as well as the obscure but prophetic poet-printer [https://www.boywiki.org/en/Ralph_Nicholas_Chubb Ralph Nicholas Chubb] (1892-1960), whom celebrated the boy as an Ideal, "Boy God" and "Divine Androgyne", by creating highly elaborate lithographed books over 30 years.

			The flamboyantly eccentric novelist [[Baron_Corvo\|Frederick Rolfe]] (also known as "Baron Corvo") was a unifying presence in their social network. The fame of their work was limited by late Victorian and Edwardian taboos, and by the extremely small editions (often privately printed) in which their verse was promulgated.

	The first anthology of homosexual literature to be published in America - [[Men and Boys: An Anthology (1924)]] - is credited to the American Uranian poet [[Edward Mark Slocum]]. Likewise, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Irenaeus_Prime-Stevenson Edward Prime-Stevenson], best known for writing what is sometimes described as the first explicitly gay American novel - ''Imre'' (1906) - had "sought to provide a comprehensive and sympathetic treatment of homosexuality, or what [...] he called "Uranianism."<ref>Eric L. Tribunella, ''Male Homosexuality in Children's Literature, 1867–1918: The Young Uranians'' (Routledge: New York / Oxford, 2023, p. 1). [[https://annas-archive.gl/md5/093db5310cd609ec1af5a01360180862 Annas Archive PDF Link]].</ref> Prime-Stevenson published his nearly 650-page cultural and historical study of homosexuality titled ''The Intersexes: A History of Similisexualism as a Problem in Social Life'', in 1908 under the penname Xavier Mayne.<ref>''Ibid''.</ref> Professor of English Eric L. Tribunella, wrote in 2023:		The first anthology of homosexual literature to be published in America - [[Men and Boys: An Anthology (1924)]] - is credited to the American Uranian poet [[Edward Mark Slocum]]. Likewise, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Irenaeus_Prime-Stevenson Edward Prime-Stevenson], best known for writing what is sometimes described as the first explicitly gay American novel - ''Imre'' (1906) - had "sought to provide a comprehensive and sympathetic treatment of homosexuality, or what [...] he called "Uranianism."<ref>Eric L. Tribunella, ''Male Homosexuality in Children's Literature, 1867–1918: The Young Uranians'' (Routledge: New York / Oxford, 2023, p. 1). [[https://annas-archive.gl/md5/093db5310cd609ec1af5a01360180862 Annas Archive PDF Link]].</ref> Prime-Stevenson published his nearly 650-page cultural and historical study of homosexuality titled ''The Intersexes: A History of Similisexualism as a Problem in Social Life'', in 1908 under the penname Xavier Mayne.<ref>''Ibid''.</ref> Professor of English Eric L. Tribunella, wrote in 2023:

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	The Uranian writer John Addington Symonds is credited with being the 1st person to use the term "homosexual" in the English-language, in his book ''A Problem in Greek Ethics'' (1873/1901). This same book was the also the first to use the term "boy-love" to refer to homosexuality.		The Uranian writer John Addington Symonds is credited with being the 1st person to use the term "homosexual" in the English-language, in his book ''A Problem in Greek Ethics'' (1873/1901). This same book was the also the first to use the term "boy-love" to refer to homosexuality.

	Some of these Uranians were William Johnson, [[Lord Alfred Douglas]] (1870-1945), John Gambril Nicholson (1886-1931), [[Edwin Emmanuel Bradford]] (1860-1944), George Cecil Ives (1867-1950), and [[John Addington Symonds]] (1840-1892). Marginally associated with their world were more famous writers such as [[Oscar Wilde]] and others. The flamboyantly eccentric novelist [[Frederick Rolfe]] (also known as "Baron Corvo") was a unifying presence in their social network. The fame of their work was limited by late Victorian and Edwardian taboos, and by the extremely small editions (often privately printed) in which their verse was promulgated.		Some of these Uranians were William Johnson, [[Lord Alfred Douglas]] (1870-1945), John Gambril Nicholson (1886-1931), [[Edwin Emmanuel Bradford]] (1860-1944), George Cecil Ives (1867-1950), and [[John Addington Symonds]] (1840-1892). Marginally associated with their world were more famous writers such as [[Oscar Wilde]] and others. The flamboyantly eccentric novelist [[Baron_Corvo\|Frederick Rolfe]] (also known as "Baron Corvo") was a unifying presence in their social network. The fame of their work was limited by late Victorian and Edwardian taboos, and by the extremely small editions (often privately printed) in which their verse was promulgated.

	The first anthology of homosexual literature to be published in America - [[Men and Boys: An Anthology (1924)]] - is credited to the American Uranian poet [[Edward Mark Slocum]]. Likewise, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Irenaeus_Prime-Stevenson Edward Prime-Stevenson], best known for writing what is sometimes described as the first explicitly gay American novel - ''Imre'' (1906) - had "sought to provide a comprehensive and sympathetic treatment of homosexuality, or what [...] he called "Uranianism."<ref>Eric L. Tribunella, ''Male Homosexuality in Children's Literature, 1867–1918: The Young Uranians'' (Routledge: New York / Oxford, 2023, p. 1). [[https://annas-archive.gl/md5/093db5310cd609ec1af5a01360180862 Annas Archive PDF Link]].</ref> Prime-Stevenson published his nearly 650-page cultural and historical study of homosexuality titled ''The Intersexes: A History of Similisexualism as a Problem in Social Life'', in 1908 under the penname Xavier Mayne.<ref>''Ibid''.</ref> Professor of English Eric L. Tribunella, wrote in 2023:		The first anthology of homosexual literature to be published in America - [[Men and Boys: An Anthology (1924)]] - is credited to the American Uranian poet [[Edward Mark Slocum]]. Likewise, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Irenaeus_Prime-Stevenson Edward Prime-Stevenson], best known for writing what is sometimes described as the first explicitly gay American novel - ''Imre'' (1906) - had "sought to provide a comprehensive and sympathetic treatment of homosexuality, or what [...] he called "Uranianism."<ref>Eric L. Tribunella, ''Male Homosexuality in Children's Literature, 1867–1918: The Young Uranians'' (Routledge: New York / Oxford, 2023, p. 1). [[https://annas-archive.gl/md5/093db5310cd609ec1af5a01360180862 Annas Archive PDF Link]].</ref> Prime-Stevenson published his nearly 650-page cultural and historical study of homosexuality titled ''The Intersexes: A History of Similisexualism as a Problem in Social Life'', in 1908 under the penname Xavier Mayne.<ref>''Ibid''.</ref> Professor of English Eric L. Tribunella, wrote in 2023:

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	The first anthology of homosexual literature to be published in America - [[Men and Boys: An Anthology (1924)]] - is credited to the American Uranian poet [[Edward Mark Slocum]]. Likewise, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Irenaeus_Prime-Stevenson Edward Prime-Stevenson], best known for writing what is sometimes described as the first explicitly gay American novel - ''Imre'' (1906) - had "sought to provide a comprehensive and sympathetic treatment of homosexuality, or what [...] he called "Uranianism."<ref>Eric L. Tribunella, ''Male Homosexuality in Children's Literature, 1867–1918: The Young Uranians'' (Routledge: New York / Oxford, 2023, p. 1). [[https://annas-archive.gl/md5/093db5310cd609ec1af5a01360180862 Annas Archive PDF Link]].</ref> Prime-Stevenson published his nearly 650-page cultural and historical study of homosexuality titled ''The Intersexes: A History of Similisexualism as a Problem in Social Life'', in 1908 under the penname Xavier Mayne.<ref>''Ibid''.</ref> Professor of English Eric L. Tribunella, wrote in 2023:		The first anthology of homosexual literature to be published in America - [[Men and Boys: An Anthology (1924)]] - is credited to the American Uranian poet [[Edward Mark Slocum]]. Likewise, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Irenaeus_Prime-Stevenson Edward Prime-Stevenson], best known for writing what is sometimes described as the first explicitly gay American novel - ''Imre'' (1906) - had "sought to provide a comprehensive and sympathetic treatment of homosexuality, or what [...] he called "Uranianism."<ref>Eric L. Tribunella, ''Male Homosexuality in Children's Literature, 1867–1918: The Young Uranians'' (Routledge: New York / Oxford, 2023, p. 1). [[https://annas-archive.gl/md5/093db5310cd609ec1af5a01360180862 Annas Archive PDF Link]].</ref> Prime-Stevenson published his nearly 650-page cultural and historical study of homosexuality titled ''The Intersexes: A History of Similisexualism as a Problem in Social Life'', in 1908 under the penname Xavier Mayne.<ref>''Ibid''.</ref> Professor of English Eric L. Tribunella, wrote in 2023:

	<blockquote>''In a long chapter of The Intersexes on the “aesthetic professions,” Stevenson provides a survey of homosexual writers and literary works from ancient Greece to the present and, remarkably, includes a section on homosexual juvenile fiction, perhaps the first such attempt to identify a body of gay children’s literature in English.2 Stevenson was also one of the first writers to take seriously the possibility and value of homosexual children, whom he called “young Uranians,” as opposed to his contemporaries, who saw homosexual activity or desire in children as evidence of temporary or disordered perversion.<ref>''Ibid''.''</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>''In a long chapter of The Intersexes on the “aesthetic professions,” Stevenson provides a survey of homosexual writers and literary works from ancient Greece to the present and, remarkably, includes a section on homosexual juvenile fiction, perhaps the first such attempt to identify a body of gay children’s literature in English. Stevenson was also one of the first writers to take seriously the possibility and value of homosexual children, whom he called “young Uranians,” as opposed to his contemporaries, who saw homosexual activity or desire in children as evidence of temporary or disordered perversion.<ref>''Ibid''.''</ref></blockquote>

	Prof. Tribunella includes Eduard Bertz, Howard Sturgis, Horace Vachell, [[Horatio Alger]] and Stevenson himself, among his list of Uranian poets. ~~Prof.~~ [[Michael Matthew Kaylor]]'s scholarly work has ~~also~~ contributed significantly to the understanding of Uranian poets and poetry.		Prof. Tribunella includes Eduard Bertz, Howard Sturgis, Horace Vachell, [[Horatio Alger]] and Stevenson himself, among his list of Uranian poets.

			[[Michael Matthew Kaylor]]'s scholarly work has contributed significantly to the understanding of Uranian poets and poetry.

	==External links==		==External links==

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	~~__NOTOC__~~'''~~Uranian Poetry~~''' ~~was~~ a ~~type~~ of ~~sentimentally stylized~~ [[Pederasty\|pederastic]] (~~boy~~) poetry ~~that formed~~ a ~~tabooed subculture among certain upper class men from the 1880s to 1930s~~.		__NOTOC__The '''Uranians''' were a relatively obscure group of largely British and American [[Pederasty\|pederastic]] poets, which flourished between 1880 and 1930. The group's name derives, in part, from the Platonic theory of "heavenly" or "Uranian" pederasty (see Plato's ''Symposium''). Uranian poetry was characterized by a sentimental infatuation for pubescent (or nearly pubescent) boys, and by a use of conservative verse forms.

	The ~~group's name derives, in part, from~~ the ~~Platonic theory of~~ "~~heavenly~~" ~~or "Uranian" pederasty. Some of these Uranians were William Johnson, [[Lord Alfred Douglas]] (1870~~-~~1945)~~, ~~John Gambril Nicholson~~ (~~1886-1931~~)~~, [[Edwin Emmanuel Bradford]] (1860~~-~~1944), [[John Addington Symonds]] (1840-1892). Marginally associated with their world were more famous writers such as [[Oscar Wilde]] and others~~.		The Uranian writer John Addington Symonds is credited with being the 1st person to use the term "homosexual" in the English-language, in his book ''A Problem in Greek Ethics'' (1873/1901). This same book was the also the first to use the term "boy-love" to refer to homosexuality.

	~~The first anthology~~ of ~~homosexual literature to be published in America~~ - [[~~Men~~ and ~~Boys: An Anthology~~ (~~1924~~)]] ~~- is credited to the American Uranian poet~~ [[~~Edward Mark Slocum~~]].		Some of these Uranians were William Johnson, [[Lord Alfred Douglas]] (1870-1945), John Gambril Nicholson (1886-1931), [[Edwin Emmanuel Bradford]] (1860-1944), George Cecil Ives (1867-1950), and [[John Addington Symonds]] (1840-1892). Marginally associated with their world were more famous writers such as [[Oscar Wilde]] and others. The flamboyantly eccentric novelist [[Frederick Rolfe]] (also known as "Baron Corvo") was a unifying presence in their social network. The fame of their work was limited by late Victorian and Edwardian taboos, and by the extremely small editions (often privately printed) in which their verse was promulgated.

	[[Michael Matthew Kaylor]]'s ~~scholar~~ work has contributed significantly to the understanding of ~~the~~ Uranian poets.		The first anthology of homosexual literature to be published in America - [[Men and Boys: An Anthology (1924)]] - is credited to the American Uranian poet [[Edward Mark Slocum]]. Likewise, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Irenaeus_Prime-Stevenson Edward Prime-Stevenson], best known for writing what is sometimes described as the first explicitly gay American novel - ''Imre'' (1906) - had "sought to provide a comprehensive and sympathetic treatment of homosexuality, or what [...] he called "Uranianism."<ref>Eric L. Tribunella, ''Male Homosexuality in Children's Literature, 1867–1918: The Young Uranians'' (Routledge: New York / Oxford, 2023, p. 1). [[https://annas-archive.gl/md5/093db5310cd609ec1af5a01360180862 Annas Archive PDF Link]].</ref> Prime-Stevenson published his nearly 650-page cultural and historical study of homosexuality titled ''The Intersexes: A History of Similisexualism as a Problem in Social Life'', in 1908 under the penname Xavier Mayne.<ref>''Ibid''.</ref> Professor of English Eric L. Tribunella, wrote in 2023:

			<blockquote>''In a long chapter of The Intersexes on the “aesthetic professions,” Stevenson provides a survey of homosexual writers and literary works from ancient Greece to the present and, remarkably, includes a section on homosexual juvenile fiction, perhaps the first such attempt to identify a body of gay children’s literature in English.2 Stevenson was also one of the first writers to take seriously the possibility and value of homosexual children, whom he called “young Uranians,” as opposed to his contemporaries, who saw homosexual activity or desire in children as evidence of temporary or disordered perversion.<ref>''Ibid''.''</ref></blockquote>

			Prof. Tribunella includes Eduard Bertz, Howard Sturgis, Horace Vachell, [[Horatio Alger]] and Stevenson himself, among his list of Uranian poets. Prof. [[Michael Matthew Kaylor]]'s scholarly work has also contributed significantly to the understanding of Uranian poets and poetry.

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	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20220628030933/http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=Early_Uranians:_Cory,_Dolben,_Hopkins Early Uranians: Cory, Dolben, Hopkins]		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20220628030933/http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=Early_Uranians:_Cory,_Dolben,_Hopkins Early Uranians: Cory, Dolben, Hopkins]
	*[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_-Wa7SIsAQgAC Secreted desires : the major Uranians - Hopkins, Pater and Wilde] by Kaylor, Michael Matthew (2006) (see the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200812234251/http://williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=Review book's review] by [[Richard Yuill]] )		*[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_-Wa7SIsAQgAC Secreted desires : the major Uranians - Hopkins, Pater and Wilde] by Kaylor, Michael Matthew (2006) (see the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200812234251/http://williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=Review book's review] by [[Richard Yuill]] )
			*Eric L. Tribunella, ''Male Homosexuality in Children's Literature, 1867–1918: The Young Uranians'' (Routledge: New York / Oxford, 2023). [[https://annas-archive.gl/md5/093db5310cd609ec1af5a01360180862 Annas Archive PDF Link]].

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	*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranian_poetry Wikipedia] - Another article on the Uranians.		*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranian_poetry Wikipedia] - Another article on the Uranians.
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20220628030933/http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=Early_Uranians:_Cory,_Dolben,_Hopkins Early Uranians: Cory, Dolben, Hopkins]		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20220628030933/http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=Early_Uranians:_Cory,_Dolben,_Hopkins Early Uranians: Cory, Dolben, Hopkins]
	*[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_-Wa7SIsAQgAC Secreted desires : the major Uranians - Hopkins, Pater and Wilde] by Kaylor, Michael Matthew (2006)		*[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_-Wa7SIsAQgAC Secreted desires : the major Uranians - Hopkins, Pater and Wilde] by Kaylor, Michael Matthew (2006) (see the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200812234251/http://williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=Review book's review] by [[Richard Yuill]] )

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	The first anthology of homosexual literature to be published in America - [[Men and Boys: An Anthology (1924)]] - is credited to the American Uranian poet [[Edward Mark Slocum]].		The first anthology of homosexual literature to be published in America - [[Men and Boys: An Anthology (1924)]] - is credited to the American Uranian poet [[Edward Mark Slocum]].

			[[Michael Matthew Kaylor]]'s scholar work has contributed significantly to the understanding of the Uranian poets.

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	*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranian_poetry Wikipedia] - Another article on the Uranians.		*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranian_poetry Wikipedia] - Another article on the Uranians.
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20220628030933/http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=Early_Uranians:_Cory,_Dolben,_Hopkins Early Uranians: Cory, Dolben, Hopkins]		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20220628030933/http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=Early_Uranians:_Cory,_Dolben,_Hopkins Early Uranians: Cory, Dolben, Hopkins]
			*[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_-Wa7SIsAQgAC Secreted desires : the major Uranians - Hopkins, Pater and Wilde] by Kaylor, Michael Matthew (2006)

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	*[https://www.boywiki.org/en/Uranian_poetry BoyWiki] - Further information and reading list.		*[https://www.boywiki.org/en/Uranian_poetry BoyWiki] - Further information and reading list.
	*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranian_poetry Wikipedia] - Another article on the Uranians.		*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranian_poetry Wikipedia] - Another article on the Uranians.
			*[https://web.archive.org/web/20220628030933/http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=Early_Uranians:_Cory,_Dolben,_Hopkins Early Uranians: Cory, Dolben, Hopkins]

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