Editing Marriage of convenience (section)

==Literature==
The topic was treated literary through [[Thomas Mann|Thomas Mann's]] 1909 novel ''[[Royal Highness (novel)|Royal Highness]]'', which describes a young unworldly and dreamy prince who forces himself into a marriage of convenience that ultimately becomes happy. The story was modeled after Mann's own romance and marriage to [[Katia Mann]] in February 1905, which was to be blessed with six children, although it was not reasons of state or equality that motivated this marriage of convenience, but rather the [[Thomas Mann#Sexuality and literary work|author's homosexuality]] which made him want acceptance and starting a family (along with, incidentally, the prospect of a rich dowry) at a time when homosexuality was still punishable and ostracized. However, his love for boys remained, but was lived out platonically.<ref>Hermann Kurzke, ''Thomas Mann: Life as a Work of Art: A Biography'', chapter XIII: ''Homoeroticism in midlife'', Princeton University Press (2002).</ref>