Come Out to Play
| Title | Come Out to Play |
| Year for Search | 1961 |
| Authors | Comfort, Alex[ander](1920-2000) |
| Date Published | 1961 |
| Publisher | Eyre & Spottiswoode |
| Place Published | London |
| Keywords | English author, Male author |
| Annotation | 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. |
| Additional Publishers | Rpt. New York: Crown, 1975 with unpaged notes from the publisher and the author. |
| 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. See also 1943, 1980 and 1989 Comfort. |
| Holding Institutions | L, NN |
| 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 | 1961 Comfort, Alex[ander] (1920-2000). Come Out to Play. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. Rpt. New York: Crown, 1975 with unpaged notes from the publisher and the author. L, NN 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. |
