Promiscuity in Western Literature Hardback
by Peter Stoneley
Part of the Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory series
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Poet and novelist Charles Bukowski described promiscuity as "feast and feast and feast." The promiscuous person is having fun, getting away with it, and showing no signs of stopping.
More often, though, promiscuity has been seen as demonic, as the sign of an uncivilised race, or as a symptom of mental disorder. Promiscuity in Western Literature capitalises on the fact that literature gives us deep and varied resources for reflecting on this controversial aspect of human behaviour.
Drawing on authors from Homer to Margaret Atwood, it explores recurrent ideas and scenarios: Why does the literature of promiscuity evoke ideas of the animal?
Why does it so often turn upon the image of the "excessive" woman?
How and why does promiscuity feature in comic writing?
How does the emergence of the modern city change representations of promiscuity? And, in the present day, what impact have ecological concerns had on the way writers depict promiscuity?
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- Publication Date:17/02/2020
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:178 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:17/02/2020
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- ISBN:9780367228347