Talk:Frederick Rolfe

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[edit] Photo of Tito Biondi

Who is this person, and what relevance does he have to the life of Rolfe? There is zero mention of him in the article. JackofOz 00:56, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

Looks like a Roman boy that caught Fred's fancy: [1] Haiduc 03:42, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

I guessed as much already, but unless there's some connection made to Biondi in the text, it causes the reader to ask the question I asked above. There is a "British photographers" category at the bottom, but nowhere in the text is there any mention of Rolfe having anything to do with photography, apart from this one example of his work. But this could have been a holiday snap for all we know. Is he really a recognised "British photographer" in the professional sense? Where are there any references to his body of photographic work? Did he photograph boys and nothing else? The questions just go on and on, but they are questions the article should be answering rather than creating in the minds of readers. Another point is that the implication of this sole example is that, because he was homosexual, his primary focus as he went through life was in the male form. That is a stereotype of gay behaviour that should be dead and buried by now. JackofOz 04:52, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

This article doesn't have a mention of his "History of the Borgias." I owned that book... --V. Joe 02:32, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

This is "Chronicles of the House of Borgia" and it has two mentions in the article. Cenedi 11:27, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

Tito Biondi was I think the model for 'Toto', the narrator of 'Stories Toto Told Me' and 'In His Own Image' but I can't check that right now. The poster of the picture ought to make clear the relevance in the article. Cenedi 11:27, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

Right you are Cenedi, thanks. I think the version I have is from "American Modern Library ", so they may have changed the title for that release...--V. Joe 21:20, 9 May 2006 (UTC)