Before Pornography - Erotic Writing in Early Modern England (Paperback)

Before Pornography explores the relationship between erotic writing, masculinity, and national identity in Renaissance England. Drawing on both manuscripts and printed texts, and incorporating insights from modern feminist theory and queer studies, the book argues that pornography is a historical phenomenon: while the representation of sexual activity exists in nearly all cultures, pornography does not. The book includes analyses of the social significance of eroticism in such canonical texts as Sidney's Defense of Poesy and Spenser's Faerie Queene.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies in the History of Sexuality
Release date:	November 2004
First published:	March 2005
Authors:	Ian Frederick Moulton (Associate Professor of British Literature and Renaissance Cultural History)
Dimensions:	228 x 151 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-517982-8
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Erotic fiction Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Ethical issues & debates > Pornography & obscenity
LSN:	0-19-517982-X
Barcode:	9780195179828

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