EDWARD CARPENTER: A LIFE OF LIBERTY AND LOVE
By Sheila Rowbotham
Published 13th October, 2008
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The first major biography of late Victorian sexual and political
libertarian, Edward Carpenter, by renowned feminist historian, Sheila
Rowbotham. A rare document of the alternative lifestyles and radicalism
of Carpenter's times by a woman who was on the frontline of the left and
feminist movements of the sixties.
Edward Carpenter, libertarian and campaigner for gay love, women's
suffrage, nudism and recycling, was a central figure in the cultural and
political landscape of late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Meticulously researched and beautifully written, this biography situates
Carpenter's life and thought in relation to the social, aesthetic and
intellectual movements of his day, and explores his friendship with
figures such as Walt Whitman, Robert Graves, Oscar Wilde, E.M. Forster,
Isadora Duncan and Emma Goldman.
With a commitment to bringing out the range of interconnections evident
in Carpenter's life, through his network, his mix of causes, his
interests and his thinking, Rowbotham knits together a great alternative
social history of Victorian England and presents a compelling portrait
of a man described by his contemporaries as a "weather-vane" for his
times.
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EVENTS:
October 14th, 7pm
LONDON: 'Gay Networks in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries'
Gay's the Word Bookshop, 66 Marchmont Street, London WC1N 1AB (Free
event, refreshments provided)
October 15th, 7pm
LONDON: Edward's Carpenter's Influence on Women.
Readings from 'Edward Carpenter: A Life of Liberty and Love.
The Women's Library, 25 Old Castle Street, London E1 7NT (To book, call
020 7320 2222 or email [log in to unmask])
October 27th, 7pm
SHEFFIELD: Sheila Rowbotham in Conversation with Sally Goldsmith The
Quaker Meeting House, 10A St James Street, Sheffield S1 (For more
information visit http://www.eventsheffield.com)
October 29th, 6pm
MANCHESTER: 'Edward Carpenter and the North West'
Blackwell's Bookshop, The Precinct Centre, Oxford Road, Manchester M13
9RN (For more information call 0161 274 3331)
October 31st, 8pm
BOLTON: 'Edward Carpenter and Bolton'
Bolton Socialist Club, 16 Wood Street, Bolton BL1 1DY (For more
information call Paul Maurins 01204 437657)
November 1st
EDINBURGH
Sheila Rowbotham at the Edinburgh Independent Radical Bookfair The Out
of the Blue Drill Hall, 30-36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8RG (For
more information visit http://www.word-power.co.uk)
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For further information about the book, the author or events please
contact: Zahra Khan: [log in to unmask] / Tel. 02074373546
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