Before pornography : erotic writing in early modern England / / Ian Frederick Moulton

• Autore: Moulton Ian Frederick <1964->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford [England] ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (283 p.)
• Disciplina: 820.9/3538/09031
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 2000.
• 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 work argues that pornography is a historical phenomenon. It addresses the social significance of eroticism in such canonical texts as "Sidney's Defense of Poesy" and "Spenser's Faerie Queene".
• Titolo autorizzato: Before pornography
• ISBN: 0-19-771166-9; 1-280-47366-5; 9786610473663; 0-19-535035-9; 0-19-518046-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910809701503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in the history of sexuality.