The Secret Museum - Pornography in the Modern Culture

Informationen zum Autor Walter Kendrick is Professor of English at Fordham University and author of The Thrill of Fear: 250 Years of Scary Entertainment (1991) among other titles. Klappentext Walter Kendrick traces the relatively recent concept of pornography--the word was not coined until the late 18th century--which became a public issue once the printing press gave ordinary people access to the erotica of the Greeks and Romans! the art and literature of the French enlightenment! and the poems of the Earl of Rochester and John Cleland's "Fanny Hill." From the secret museums to the pornography trials of "Madame Bovary" and "Lady Chatterly's Lover!" to Mapplethorpe! cable TV! and the Internet! Kendrick explores how conceptions of pornography relate to issues of freedom of expression and censorship. Zusammenfassung From the secret museums to the pornography trials of "Madame Bovary" and "Lady Chatterly's Lover", to Mapplethorpe, cable TV, and the Internet, this text explores how conceptions of pornography relate to issues of freedom of expression and censorship. Inhaltsverzeichnis PREFACE TO THE PAPERBACK EDITION ONE ORIGINS TWO THE PRE-P0RNOGRAPHIC ERA THREE ADVENTURES OF THE YOUNG PERSON FOUR TRIALS OF THE WORD FIVE THE AMERICAN OBSCENE SIX GOOD INTENTIONS SEVEN HARD AT THE CORE EIGHT THE POST-PORNOGRAPHIC ERA AFTERWORD ! 1996 REFERENCE NOTES LIST OF WORKS CITED INDEX

Product details

• Authors: Walter Kendrick, Kendrick Walter
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.02.1997
• EAN: 9780520207295
• ISBN: 978-0-520-20729-5
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 208 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Cultural Studies, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, General & world history, Social and cultural history, General and world history, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, Ethical issues and debates, Ethical Issues: Pornography & Obscenity, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Sexuality