When Flesh Becomes Word collects nine different examples of British libertine literature that appeared before 1750. Three of these–The School of Venus (1680), Venus in the Cloister (1725), and A Dialogue Between a Married Lady and a Maid (1740)–are famous "whore dialogues, " dramatic conversations between an older, experienced woman and a younger, inexperienced maid. Previously unavailable to the modern reader, these dialogues combine sex education, medical folklore, and erotic literature in a decidedly proto-pornographic form. This edition presents other important examples of libertine literature, including bawdy poetry, a salacious medical treatise, an irreverent travelogue, and a criminal biography. The combination of both popular and influential texts presented in this edition provides an accessible introduction to the variety of material available to eighteenth-century readers before the publication of John Cleland’s Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure in 1749.
Langue Anglais ● Format PDF ● ISBN 9780198036616 ● Éditeur Bradford K. Mudge ● Maison d’édition Oxford University Press ● Publié 2004 ● Téléchargeable 6 fois ● Devise EUR ● ID 2279659 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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