03176nam 2200721 a 450 991078011440332120230422042752.00-19-771166-91-280-47366-597866104736630-19-535035-90-19-518046-1(CKB)111087026783788(EBL)271056(OCoLC)437173063(SSID)ssj0000109716(PQKBManifestationID)11127713(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000109716(PQKBWorkID)10059429(PQKB)10382621(Au-PeEL)EBL271056(CaPaEBR)ebr10087307(CaONFJC)MIL47366(OCoLC)711059150(MiAaPQ)EBC271056(EXLCZ)9911108702678378819991222d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBefore pornography[electronic resource] erotic writing in early modern England /Ian Frederick MoultonOxford [England] ;New York Oxford University Press20001 online resource (283 p.)Studies in the history of sexualityDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-513709-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-264) and index.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; ZExplores 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.Studies in the history of sexuality.English literatureEarly modern, 1500-1700History and criticismSex in literatureErotic literature, EnglishHistory and criticismSex customsEnglandHistory16th centurySex customsEnglandHistory17th centurySex customs in literatureEnglish literatureHistory and criticism.Sex in literature.Erotic literature, EnglishHistory and criticism.Sex customsHistorySex customsHistorySex customs in literature.820.9/3538/09031Moulton Ian Frederick1964-622499MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780114403321Before pornography1105308UNINA