George Ives bol anglicko-nemecký básnik a spisovateľ, ktorý sa zasadzoval za reformu väzenstva a práva homosexuálov. Vo svojej tvorbe sa venoval témam ako kriminalita, trest, psychológia rodu a homosexualita, často s využitím zbierania výstrižkov, ktoré zaznamenával do rozsiahlych zborníkov. Ives sa aktívne snažil bojovať proti útlaku homosexuálov, čo nazýval „Vecou“. Po jeho smrti v roku 1950 zanechal rozsiahly archív pokrývajúci jeho život a dielo, ktorý bol neskôr zakúpený.
In this provocative work, George Ives explores the complex role of eros in human life, challenging conventional wisdom about the nature of love and desire. Drawing on a wide range of philosophical and literary sources, Ives offers a bold new vision of human sexuality and its place in the world.
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The Edwardian gay rights campaigner George Ives long kept a scrapbook of those newspaper articles which aroused his interest in the early 20th century