@booklet {4026, title = {The Philosophers}, year = {1989}, month = {1989}, publisher = {Duckworth}, address = {London}, abstract = {

The dystopia that is contemporary Britain. While the author is best known for his books on sexual technique like The Joy of Sex (1972), his career ranged through fiction, poetry, anarchist theory, the biology of aging, and geriatric psychology. For an extremely detailed biography, see Eric Laursen, Polymath: The Life and Professions of Dr. Alex Comfort Author of the Joy of Sex. Chico, CA/Edinburgh, Scot.: AK Press, 2023. 740 pp. See also 1943, 1961 and 1980 Comfort.

}, keywords = {English author, Male author}, author = {Alex[ander] Comfort (1920-2000)} } @booklet {3167, title = {Tetrarch}, year = {1980}, month = {1980}, publisher = {Shambala/Random House}, address = {New York}, abstract = {

Allegory/fantasy depicting a number of eutopias and dystopias based loosely on various mythologies and William Blake (1757-1827) in particular. Verula is an evil city with high technology and a repressive culture and represents the contemporary world. The central eutopia, Los, is a sexually free, cooperative society. There are appendices of \“The Losian Religion As Expounded by William Blake,\” Losian Grammar, examples of the Losian Script, and a Losian Vocabulary. While the author is best known for his books on sexual technique like The Joy of Sex (1972), his career ranged through fiction, poetry, anarchist theory, the biology of aging, and geriatric psychology. For an extremely detailed biography, see Eric Laursen, Polymath: The Life and Professions of Dr. Alex Comfort Author of the Joy of Sex. Chico, CA/Edinburgh, Scot.: AK Press, 2023. 740 pp. See also 1943, 1961 and 1989 Comfort.

}, keywords = {English author, Male author}, author = {Alex[ander] Comfort (1920-2000)} } @booklet {1813, title = {Come Out to Play}, year = {1961}, note = {

Rpt. New York: Crown, 1975 with unpaged notes from the publisher and the author.

}, month = {1961}, publisher = {Eyre \& Spottiswoode}, address = {London}, abstract = {

Satire on the effect of science on the world. Scientists recognize that the repression of sexuality or the sexual passions is one of the central roadblocks to human betterment and discover how to release the superego. The suggestion is clear that if such repression is overcome a much better life will be possible. While the author is best known for his books on sexual technique like The Joy of Sex (1972), his career ranged through fiction, poetry, anarchist theory, the biology of aging, and geriatric psychology. For an extremely detailed biography, see Eric Laursen, Polymath: The Life and Professions of Dr. Alex Comfort Author of the Joy of Sex. Chico, CA/Edinburgh, Scot.: AK Press, 2023. 740 pp. See also 1943, 1980 and 1989 Comfort.

}, keywords = {English author, Male author}, author = {Alex[ander] Comfort (1920-2000)} } @booklet {1190, title = {Cities of the Plain: A Democratic Melodrama}, year = {1943}, month = {1943}, publisher = {Grey Walls Press}, address = {London}, abstract = {

Anti-capitalist dystopia and revolt. A one act play showing a town run for profit with no concern for the workers who, mining radium, will die to provide a profit for the owners. See also 1961, 1980 and 1989 Comfort. While the author is best known for his books on sexual technique like The Joy of Sex (1972), his career ranged through fiction, poetry, anarchist theory, the biology of aging, and geriatric psychology. For an extremely detailed biography, see Eric Laursen, Polymath: The Life and Professions of Dr. Alex Comfort Author of the Joy of Sex. Chico, CA/Edinburgh, Scot.: AK Press, 2023. 740 pp.

}, keywords = {English author, Male author}, author = {Alex[ander] Comfort (1920-2000)} }