Promiscuity in Western literature / Peter Stoneley.

Author
Stoneley, Peter [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.
  • ©2020
Description
177 pages ; 24 cm.

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    Literary criticism and cultural theory [More in this series]
    Summary note
    "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?"-- Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction
    • Chapter One: Animals
    • Chapter Two: The Excessive Woman
    • Chapter Three: Sex Objects and Comic Objects
    • Chapter Four: Libertine Ethics
    • Chapter Five: The "Swarming City"
    • Conclusion: Used Up.
    ISBN
    • 9780367228347 (hardcover)
    • 0367228343 (hardcover)
    LCCN
    2019058853
    OCLC
    1127929688
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