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

Published Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 268 pages) : illustrations Series Studies in the history of sexuality Studies in the history of sexuality. Contents Erotic writing in manuscript culture -- Erotic writing, effeminacy, and national identity -- Englishmen Italianated -- "Courtesan politc": the erotic writing and cultural significance of Pietro Aretino -- "The English Arentine": Thomas Nashe -- Ben Jonson and the erotics of a literary career Summary 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 ahistorical 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-264) and index Notes English Print version record Subject 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. LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. English literature -- Early modern Erotic literature, English Sex customs Sex customs in literature Sex in literature Engels. Letterkunde. Erotische literatuur. Mannelijkheid. Nationale identiteit. England Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book LC no. 99044061 ISBN 9780195350357 0195350359 0195180461 9780195180466 1423722183 9781423722182 9780195137095 0195137094 9786610473663 6610473668 1280473665 9781280473661

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