Translation offers English readers passage to satirical 'Island of Hermaphrodites'
November 11, 2025
November 11, 2025
ITHACA, New York, Nov. 11 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Translation offers English readers passage to satirical 'Island of Hermaphrodites'
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A scandalous novel hit the streets of Paris in 1605. Published anonymously, the satire, which follows a hapless visitor on his journey through an imagined land of aristocratic excess, created an uproar for its irreverent portrayal of the French court and questioning of ge . . .
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Translation offers English readers passage to satirical 'Island of Hermaphrodites'
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A scandalous novel hit the streets of Paris in 1605. Published anonymously, the satire, which follows a hapless visitor on his journey through an imagined land of aristocratic excess, created an uproar for its irreverent portrayal of the French court and questioning of ge . . .