Ruby in Her Own Time by Jonathan Emmett

Ruby in Her Own Time by Jonathan Emmett

In this tour de force of historical and literary research, Fone, an acclaimed expert on gay and lesbian history and professor emeritus at the City University of New York, chronicles the evolution of homophobia through the centuries. Delving into literary sources as diverse as Greek philosophy, Elizabethan poetry, the Bible, and the Victorian novel, as well as historical texts and propaganda ranging from the French Revolution to the Moral Majority to the transcripts of current TV talk shows, Fone reveals how and why same-sex desire has long been the object of legal, social, religious, and political persecution.

Jonathan began his writing career as a lyricist for his band in college. He has designed an art gallery, a theater, and an airport check-in building as an architect. Jonathan has written and paper-engineered a variety of pop-up books in addition to youth fiction and picture books. Steve Cox is a well-known illustrator who has won numerous awards.

He earned a distinction in Graphic Design at Cornish College of Art before moving on to a successful career in toy packaging and children's TV character merchandising. Roland Rat and Count Duckula are two of the properties on which he worked. He eventually returned to illustration full-time and has worked on a variety of projects ranging from simple board books to complicated and detailed pop-ups. He is a Bath resident.