Ars Erotica: Sex and Somaesthetics in the Classical Arts of Love

ISBN-13: 9780521181204 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 436 str.

Richard Shusterman

Opis

Drawing on theories of lovemaking from ancient Asian and Western cultures, this book provides a new aesthetics of erotic love.

Recenzje

'Shusterman understands that many of his subjects require background discussions, discussions of, say, the nature of the relevant society or theological issues, which he then provides. This book therefore is a wide-ranging accomplishment; I learned much from it. It will function well as a basis for further reflections and a springboard to future syntheses.' Mark Masterson, Journal of the History of Sexuality

Spis treści

1. Ars Erotica and the question of aesthetics; 2. Dialectics of desire and virtue; 3. The biblical tradition; 4. Chinese Qi erotics; 5. Lovemaking as aesthetic education; 6. Fragrance, veils, and violence; 7. From romantic refinement to courtesan conoisseurship; 8. Commingling, complexity, and conflict.