Geometry in the Boudoir: Configurations of French Erotic Narrative

Cryle, Peter

ISBN 10: 0801481856 / ISBN 13: 9780801481857

Published by Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York, U.S.A., 1994

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VERY GOOD softcover, square uncreased spine, no marks in text.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Geometry in the Boudoir: Configurations of French Erotic Narrative
• Publisher: Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801481856
• ISBN 13: 9780801481857
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

In this lively and insightful book, Peter Cryle reconsiders canonical French erotic literature of the last three hundred years, particularly that of the eighteenth century. Through close readings of works by Sade, Crbillon, Nerciat, and Restif, among others, he explores the dynamics of canon formation as he shows that classical erotic narratives--while they are certainly all about sex--are more about its form than its experience.