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When Flesh Becomes Word by Bradford Keyes Mudge
An Anthology of Early Eighteenth-century Libertine Literature
Collects nine different examples of British libertine literature that appeared before 1750. Three of these are "whore dialogues". This collection also presents a range of other examples of libertine literature, including bawdy poetry, a salacious medical treatise, an irreverent travelogue, and a criminal biography.When Flesh Becomes Word collects nine different examples of British libertine literature that appeared before 1750. Three of these--The School of Venus (1680), Venus in the Cloister (1725), and A Dialogue Between a Married Lady and a Maid (1740)--are famous "whore dialogues," dramatic conversations between an older,experienced woman and a younger, inexperienced maid. Previously unavailable in an affordable edition these dialogues combine sex education, medical folklore, and erotic literature in a decidedly proto-pornographic form. This edition presents other important examples of libertine literature, including bawdy poetry, a salacious medical treatise, an irreverent travelogue, and a criminal biography. The combination of both popular and influential texts presented in this edition provides an accessible introduction to the variety of material available to eighteenth-century readers before the publication of John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure in 1749. |
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| Author(s) : Bradford Keyes Mudge | Format : Paperback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 0195161882 | ISBN-13 : 9780195161885 |
| RRP : £16.99 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Country Publication : United States
Publication Date : 01/03/2004
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page Length : 366mm
Page Size : 234mm