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A Study of Erotic Literature in England: From the Beginnings to the Early Twentieth Century

A Study of Erotic Literature in England: From the Beginnings to the Early Twentieth Century

Walter v. Murat
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The present work fills a gap as it attempts to offer a history of erotic literature published in the United Kingdom. The word Study in the title is perhaps a bit exaggerated as the material is largely taken from the now well known bibliographies by Pisanus Fraxi and quotations from the books themselves. The time line is WW II. Who was the author? He may have been Charles Reginald Dawes who is supposed to have written a text of this or a similar title. His profession or his activities are not known - he once called himself a writer but library catalogues credit him only with two The Marquis de Sade and Retif de la Bretonne . He may have been a popular writer under pseudonyms, though. Dawes owned a good erotica collection which he willed to the British Museum Library; that would explain why the author of this Study - if he was Dawes - could quote freely from erotic texts which only few of his contemporaries would have had available. The main merits of this book are that the author was thoroughly familiar with English erotic literature and that he put his material in chronological order and in context. The editor added a number of references, illustrations and indices of personal names and titles to facilitate navigation.
Language
English
Pages
208
Format
Paperback
Release
September 24, 2019
ISBN 13
9783749449118

A Study of Erotic Literature in England: From the Beginnings to the Early Twentieth Century

Walter v. Murat
0/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
The present work fills a gap as it attempts to offer a history of erotic literature published in the United Kingdom. The word Study in the title is perhaps a bit exaggerated as the material is largely taken from the now well known bibliographies by Pisanus Fraxi and quotations from the books themselves. The time line is WW II. Who was the author? He may have been Charles Reginald Dawes who is supposed to have written a text of this or a similar title. His profession or his activities are not known - he once called himself a writer but library catalogues credit him only with two The Marquis de Sade and Retif de la Bretonne . He may have been a popular writer under pseudonyms, though. Dawes owned a good erotica collection which he willed to the British Museum Library; that would explain why the author of this Study - if he was Dawes - could quote freely from erotic texts which only few of his contemporaries would have had available. The main merits of this book are that the author was thoroughly familiar with English erotic literature and that he put his material in chronological order and in context. The editor added a number of references, illustrations and indices of personal names and titles to facilitate navigation.
Language
English
Pages
208
Format
Paperback
Release
September 24, 2019
ISBN 13
9783749449118

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