Forbidden Texts: Erotic Literature and Its Readers in Eighteenth-Century France

by Goulemot, Jean Marie

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Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1994 Approaches the erotic book as a literary genre, suggests that in early modern France it could be found alongside accepted forms of literary practice. Discusses the rules of production of erotic literature, its means of dissemination, modes of consumption, from the touting of prohibited books in the park of Versailles to the use of literature in waiting rooms in brothels.. 1st. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall.

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