Reay / Attwood Dirty books

Erotic fiction and the avant-garde in mid-century Paris and New York
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-5261-5925-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, 312 Seiten

The fascinating story of fearless and innovative publishers and authors who wrote their own sexual revolution before the sexual revolution.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Reay, Barry

Attwood, Nina

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literatur: Sammlungen, Anthologien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Sexualpsychologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1 Beginnings: Jack Kahane and Obelisk Press
2 The syndicate: pornography for the private collector
3 Olympia, Paris
4 Repurposed pornography: the role of erotic classics
5 Dirty books
6 Sexual revolution: Olympia, New York
7 Literature or pornography?
Conclusion
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Reay Barry:
Barry Reay is Professor of History at the University of Auckland, New ZealandNina Attwood is the author of The Prostitute’s Body: Rewriting Prostitution in Victorian England (2011) and a co-author of Sex Addiction: A Critical History (2015)

Barry Reay's most recent books include Sex in the Archives (2019) and Trans America (2020)