"Sex and Pleasure in Western Culture" provides the first
comprehensive overview of desire and pleasure in western sexual
culture. It argues that both have always been seen as socially
disruptive and morally dangerous and offers an entertaining account
of the methods by which these attributes of sex were managed across
the centuries from Classical Antiquity to the present day.
The book develops the hypothesis that, while expressed in very
different social contexts, sexual pleasure has evoked very similar
anxieties. The text draws on historical, cultural, sociological and
contemporary sources and is easily accessible for both the general
reader and students of gender and sexual culture. In addition to
telling a story of its own, "Sex and Pleasure in Western Culture"
examines lesser-known aspects of sexual history that invite further
exploration by the interested reader. These range from sexual
aestheticism in the 4th century AD and the sexual meaning of
medieval church gargoyles, through to sexual training in the 1950s
and 21st century sex holidays.
The book will provide a compelling read for both students of
sexuality and lay readers who find the complexities of human
sexuality a source of fascination.
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