Men in Love: Male Homosexualities from Ganymeded to Batman
Homosexualities, like heterosexualities, are many and diverse, and the psychological type of 'the homosexual' does not exist. The adventure of human sexuality takes us beyond the old polarities of biology or psychoanalysis. Starting from the Greek myth of the rape of Ganymede and from the idea of a joining of gay trajectories with the search for spiritual experience, Vittorio Lingiardi pursues centuries of myths, poems, and symbols.
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Recent writings about homosexuality have tended toward either dry science or trendy self-help. But the mystery of human sexuality cannot be summed up using only psychoanalitic or biological models. In Men in Love, Jungian psychoanalist Vittorio Lingiardi traces the poetic roots of eros from ancient Greek times to modern times through myths, art, poetry, and symbols. From the rape of Ganymede to Michelangelo’s loves, from the relationship of Batman and Robin to the letters between Freud and Jung, this voyage speaks eloquently about the complex relationships between men. “A substantial and imaginative study ... pleasurable and edifying.” — David Leavitt, author of The Lost Language of Cranes
ForewordAcknowledgmentsTranslator's NoteIntroduction: Ars Erotica or Scientia Sexualis?1Pt. IZeus and his Cupbearer231Ganymede and Zeus252Spiritual Love and Carnal Love373The Hidden Image474Greybeard and the Young Angel575Where Eagles Dare716The Fuhrer's Eagle837Winged Feet938Love Pricks1059The Sacred Precincts of Sodom11510Conclusion127Pt. IIJung's Demon13111"The Great Phallus"13712Love Requires an Object14513Mater15114Anima15715The Love Problem of the Student16116Is Anatomy Destiny?16717The Androgyne175Notes185Bibliography213Index231
