Desire: A History of European Sexuality

Desire: A History of European Sexuality
ISBN-10
0415775175
ISBN-13
9780415775175
Series
Desire
Category
History
Pages
296
Language
English
Published
2008
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Anna Clark

Description

Asweeping survey of sexuality in Europe from the Greeks to the present, Desire follows changing attitudes toward sexuality through the major turning points of European history. Drawing on a rich array of sources including poetry, novels, pornography and film as well as court records, autobiographies and personal letters, this volume integrates the history of heterosexuality with same-sex desire, andexploresthe emotions of love andlust as well asthe politics of sex and personal experiences.

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