The "cities of the plain" is a literary work written by Marcel Proust between 1921 and 1922. (In the Bible is Sodom and Gomorrah). This volume opens with the same M. Proust that is located at the Baron de Charlus eavesdropping and Jupien; the tailor; and have a homosexual intercourse in Jupien shop. M. Proust was always told that Charlus was a well-known womanizer; but now he sees with his own eyes that the Baron de Charlus has another nature: it is an undeclared homosexual who loves having sex with workers and men of the lower classes. Then M. Proust gives us his explanation about the cause of repressed homosexuality of Baron. Although France at the beginning of the twentieth century was considered more tolerant of homosexuality than other countries; this trend was still considered morally wrong; so much so that the French police had used various public indecency laws in order to harass and imprison those who manifested the homosexuality. Here you can see how Charlus and his acquaintances were part of an underground subculture; in which they lived with the fear of exposure and therefore use languages and secret signs to communicate their proclivities to others. This is a social criticism made by Proust; on closing and the conservatism of a bigot who at the time was considered avant-garde and tolerant than most European countries.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. I LOVE this bookBy Juli from NJI LOVE this book! It offers the reader just the right amount of pertinent information about many amazing artists of interest! It is packed with information to include a wonderful Historic Overview. a Contents page that breaks nearly one hundred artists names into categories such as "Street Messages. Political Slogans. Street Poems." etc.. This is the very first book that I have read that is 100% dedicated to the literary form of expression. my favorite type of art. in the world of global street art. I particularly fancied reading about the local New York City artists who are world-renowned. but their work and bio made accessible and concise. to include incredible photos as well. Cheers Nicholas Ganz for writing my new. favorite art book!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Well conceived. executed and illustrated messages on the street.By Ole GadeIn the current near clutter of street art books. this is a well conceived. and well executed volume on a topic only barely touched upon elsewhere. Ganz emphasizes the positive in the incredible variety of messages that festoon outside surfaces. using the work of numerous artists and community groups from around the world. not frequently heard of. and especially on this fairly specialized theme in street art/graffiti. Well done. and quite inexpensive for a fairly recently published work.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. This is the best book on Street Messages out so farBy CustomerThis is the best book on Street Messages out so far!! I am already it out as gifts to everyone I know!
