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

by Richard Shusterman and Richard M. Shusterman

Book Overview

The term ars erotica refers to the styles and techniques of lovemaking with the honorific title of art. But in what sense are these practices artistic and how do they contribute to the aesthetics and ethics of self-cultivation in the art of living? In this book, Richard Shusterman offers a critical, comparative analysis of the erotic theories proposed by the most influential premodern cultural traditions that shaped our contemporary world. Beginning...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521181208
• ISBN13: 9780521181204
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 436 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.7" x 8.9"