Book of Donmon Teith

A librarian, pornographer and fervent Catholic who came to regard the brothels of Paris as his true 'churches', George Bataille ranks among the boldest and most

This major collection explores the contested nature of love and eroticism, examining the ways in which erotic bodily pleasures have become central to contempora

By the end of the nineteenth century, women had become an undeniable force both in the public discussion of social life and in politics itself. Yet in art and l

A collection of essays examines the themes of love and sex in literature, from Plato to modern fiction.