Antonio Rocco

Antonio Rocco

Country

Italy

Birth - Death

1586 - 1653

Occupation

Religion

Description

Priest who wrote the defense of homosexuality in his book 'L'Alcibiade, fanciullo a scola' (Alcibiades the Schoolboy), a reasoned polemic in which a schoolmaster gradually overcomes his handsome pupil's objections to carnal relations. The book was banned and few copies exist today.

See Also

• LGBTQ Individuals and Academics of the Renaissance Period

Further Reading/Research

• https://www.babelio.com/auteur/Antonio-Rocco/10261
• https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/tce/2006-n81-tce1616/014959ar/
• https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2840659.Antonio_Rocco

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