Description
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.
Author: Walter Kendrick
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 02/06/1997
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 8.16h x 5.54w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780520207295
ISBN10: 0520207297
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Pornography
- History | World | General
- Social Science | Popular Culture
Author: Walter Kendrick
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 02/06/1997
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 8.16h x 5.54w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780520207295
ISBN10: 0520207297
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Pornography
- History | World | General
- Social Science | Popular Culture
About the Author
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.