Orgasm and the West: A History of Pleasure from the 16th Century to the Present by Robert Muchembled

Orgasm and the West: A History of Pleasure from the 16th Century to the Present

Robert Muchembled with David Fernbach (Translator)

323 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction history informative reflective slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

Can the orgasm be explained in historical terms? An almost incommunicable individual emotion yet also a cultural reality, the orgasm is part of, but also escapes, collective experience. The history of the orgasm is that of the hidden body, of forb...

Read more

Community Reviews

Loading...

Content Warnings

Loading...