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300,000 Kisses

Tales of Queer Love from the Ancient World
By Seán Hewitt and Luke Edward Hall
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300,000 Kisses by Seán Hewitt and Luke Edward Hall explores a breathtaking journey through the intersection of love and history. The book delves into the vibrant and complex stories of queer love across the ages, weaving personal reflections with historical narratives. Through captivating illustrations and insightful prose, the authors invite readers to discover the enduring presence and resilience of queer love throughout history.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy exploring ancient literature and love stories woven together with rich illustrations. It brings to life tales from Greek and Roman poetry, showcasing how art and emotion intersected in the classical world.

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300,000 Kisses

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A landmark illustrated anthology of queer Ancient Greek and Roman love stories.

For centuries, evidence of queer love in the ancient world was ignored or suppressed. Even today, only a few, famous narratives are widely known—yet there's a rich literary tradition of Greek and Roman love that extends far beyond this handful of stories.

Here, the poet Seán Hewitt and painter Luke Edward Hall collect together, for the first time, forty of the most exhilarating queer tales in the classical canon and bring them newly to life.

A ground-breaking anthology that changes the way we see the ancient world—and invites us to reflect on the puritanism of our own—300,000 Kisses is a riotous celebration of desire in all its forms.

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300,000 Kisses has been praised as an anthology brimming with passion and allure, offering evocative poetry and enchanting narratives that explore queer love in the ancient world. This collection captivates with its themes of desire and loss, making it a vital addition to any literary collection.

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ISBN: 9780241575734

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 05 October 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Particular Books

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 158.0mm

Height: 220.0mm

Weight: 649g

Pages: 208

Collections

Ancient & Classical History Biography & Memoir Education & Reference History & Military LGBTQ+ Luke Edward Hall Non-Fiction Penguin Books Religion & Spirituality Seán Hewitt

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About the Author

Luke Edward Hall (Author) Luke Edward Hall is an English artist, designer and columnist working across multiple disciplines. His philosophy is shaped by a love of storytelling, fantasy and romanticism. He lives in London and Gloucestershire. Sean Hewitt (Author) Sean Hewitt was born in 1990. He is the author of two poetry collections, Tongues of Fire and Rapture's Road, and a memoir, All Down Darkness Wide. He collaborated with the artist Luke Edward Hall on 300,000 Kisses- Tales of Queer Love from the Ancient World. Hewitt has received the Laurel Prize and the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature and been shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award. He lectures at Trinity College Dublin and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

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