Cities of the Plain: A Democratic Melodrama
Title | Cities of the Plain: A Democratic Melodrama |
Year for Search | 1943 |
Authors | Comfort, Alex[ander](1920-2000) |
Date Published | 1943 |
Publisher | Grey Walls Press |
Place Published | London |
Keywords | English author, Male author |
Annotation | 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. |
Info Notes | 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. |
Holding Institutions | GEU, PSt |
Author Note | While the author (1920-2000) 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. |
Full Text | 1943 Comfort, Alex[ander] (1920-2000). Cities of the Plain: A Democratic Melodrama. London: Grey Walls Press. GEU, PSt 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. |