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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455469103321

Autore

Moulton Ian Frederick <1964->

Titolo

Before pornography [[electronic resource] ] : erotic writing in early modern England / / Ian Frederick Moulton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford [England] ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000

ISBN

1-280-47366-5

9786610473663

0-19-535035-9

0-19-518046-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (283 p.)

Collana

Studies in the history of sexuality

Disciplina

820.9/3538/09031

Soggetti

English literature - Early modern, 1500-1700 - History and criticism

Sex in literature

Erotic literature, English - History and criticism

Sex customs - England - History - 16th century

Sex customs - England - History - 17th century

Sex customs in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-264) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; A Note on Manuscript Transcriptions; Introduction: The Prehistory of Pornography; 1. Erotic Writing in Manuscript Culture; 2. Erotic Writing, Effeminacy, and National Identity; Prologue Englishmen Italianated; 3. ""Courtesan Politic"": The Erotic Writing and Cultural Significance of Pietro Aretino; 4. ""The English Aretine"": Thomas Nashe; 5. Ben Jonson and the Erotics of a Literary Career; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Explores the relationship between erotic writing, masculinity, and national identity in Renaissance England. This book draws on both manuscripts and printed texts, and incorporates insights from feminist theory and queer studies. It argues that pornography is a historical phenomenon and that it does not exist in all cultures.