Synopses & Reviews
Mighty Lewd Books describes the emergence of a new, home-grown English pornography as seen in flagellation novellas which burst to the fore in the 1770s. Prior to this, English erotica had included a particular style of bawdy material marked by its euphemisms and double entendres. Through the examination of over 500 pieces of British erotica, this book looks at sex as seen in erotic culture, religion and medicine throughout the long eighteenth-century, and provides a radical new approach to the study of sexuality.
Review
"Peakman's book is rich with detail and she presents texts that have long been hidden from view. A must read." - Margaret C. Jacob, UCLA
"... well-researched, well-documented, well-argued and coherent... makes a substantial contribution to scholarship." - Roy Porter
Review
"Peakman's book is rich with detail and she presents texts that have long been hidden from view. A must read." - Margaret C. Jacob, UCLA
"... well-researched, well-documented, well-argued and coherent... makes a substantial contribution to scholarship." - Roy Porter
Synopsis
Mighty Lewd Books describes the emergence of a new home-grown English pornography. Through the examination of over 500 pieces of British erotica, this book looks at sex as seen in erotic culture, religion and medicine throughout the long eighteenth-century, and provides a radical new approach to the study of sexuality.
Synopsis
Mighty Lewd Books describes the emergence of a new, home-grown English pornography as seen in flagellation novellas which burst to the fore in the 1770s. Prior to this, English erotica had included a particular style of bawdy material marked by its euphemisms and double entendres. Through the examination of over 500 pieces of British erotica, this book looks at sex as seen in erotic culture, religion and medicine throughout the long eighteenth-century, and provides a radical new approach to the study of sexuality.
About the Author
Julie Peakman is at Oxford Brookes University.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
The Erotic Book Trade
Bodily Fluids
Erotica and Science
Sexual Utopias in Erotica
Anti-Catholic Erotica
Flagellation
Conclusion
Appendix
Illustrations
Bibliography