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OverviewBad Books reconstructs how the eighteenth-century French author Nicolas-Edme Retif de la Bretonne and his writings were at the forefront of the development of modern conceptions of sexuality and pornography. Although certain details are well known (for example, that Retif's 1769 treatise on prostitution, Le Pornographe, is the work from which the term pornography is derived, or that he was an avid foot and shoe fetishist), much of this story has been obscured and even forgotten: how the author actively worked to define the category of obscenity and the modern pornographic genre; how he coined the psycho-sexual term ""fetish"" and played a central role in the formation of theories of sexual fetishism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Thus this book is also about literary history and how it is written: it explores how Retif, perceived as a bad author in both senses of the term, and his contributions were glossed over or condemned, such that the originality of his texts has still not been fully established. Published by University of Delaware Press. Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Amy S. WyngaardPublisher: University of Delaware Press Imprint: University of Delaware Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.395kg ISBN: 9781644530856ISBN 10: 1644530856 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 15 November 2012 Recommended Age: From 16 to 99 years Audience: College/higher education , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsBy demonstrating Retif's contribution to the formation of modern sexuality, Wyngaard's study is a valuable addition to our understanding of eighteenth-century French literature.--Critiques De Livres By demonstrating R�tif's contribution to the formation of modern sexuality, Wyngaard's study is a valuable addition to our understanding of eighteenth-century French literature.--Critiques De Livres Author InformationAmy S. Wyngaard is Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Syracuse University Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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