A History Of Eroticism: Our Own Time (Volume VI)
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Few subjects reveal as much about human civilization as the erotic impulse — its suppression, its celebration, and its endless reinvention — and A History of Eroticism: Our Own Time by Ove Brusendorff and Poul Henningsen presents a bold and uncompromising survey of sexuality as a cultural and historical force. This fifth volume in their landmark series chronicles the erotic landscape of the modern era, tracing how attitudes toward desire, intimacy, and the body have been shaped by art, censorship, commerce, and shifting social mores. The authors write with candid authority, blending scholarly rigour with a provocateur's eye, ensuring that the reader is never merely an academic observer but an engaged participant in a far-reaching cultural conversation. Brusendorff and Henningsen argue that eroticism is not a peripheral curiosity of human history but a central, animating force behind artistic creation, political control, and social identity. Published by Lyle Stuart in New York in 1967 — at the very cusp of the sexual revolution — this volume carries the weight of its moment, capturing a world on the brink of profound transformation. Their combined perspective, drawing on Scandinavian candour and a vast command of visual and literary sources, produces a work that is as intellectually stimulating as it is culturally illuminating. For those who seek to understand the full spectrum of human experience, this remains an essential and daringly honest account of who we are.
Author: Ove Brusendorff & Poul Henningsen
Format: Hardback
Published: 1967, Lyle Stuart
Genre: Society & culture
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Few subjects reveal as much about human civilization as the erotic impulse — its suppression, its celebration, and its endless reinvention — and A History of Eroticism: Our Own Time by Ove Brusendorff and Poul Henningsen presents a bold and uncompromising survey of sexuality as a cultural and historical force. This fifth volume in their landmark series chronicles the erotic landscape of the modern era, tracing how attitudes toward desire, intimacy, and the body have been shaped by art, censorship, commerce, and shifting social mores. The authors write with candid authority, blending scholarly rigour with a provocateur's eye, ensuring that the reader is never merely an academic observer but an engaged participant in a far-reaching cultural conversation. Brusendorff and Henningsen argue that eroticism is not a peripheral curiosity of human history but a central, animating force behind artistic creation, political control, and social identity. Published by Lyle Stuart in New York in 1967 — at the very cusp of the sexual revolution — this volume carries the weight of its moment, capturing a world on the brink of profound transformation. Their combined perspective, drawing on Scandinavian candour and a vast command of visual and literary sources, produces a work that is as intellectually stimulating as it is culturally illuminating. For those who seek to understand the full spectrum of human experience, this remains an essential and daringly honest account of who we are.