| Restoration Bawdy: Poems, Songs, and Jests on the Subject of Sensual Love Contributor(s): Adlard, John (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1857546970 ISBN-13: 9781857546972 Publisher: Carcanet Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2006 Annotation: Sensual pleasure--gentle, violent or comic--is the theme of this anthology of 17th-century erotic writing. Drawing on the high and low culture of the age, this collection includes courtly poems and works by Rochester, Sedley, and Etheridge, and broadside ballads, doggerel from almanacs, and songs from plays. The result is a lively social panorama of Restoration England and a cheerfully amoral celebration of the pleasures of the flesh. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) |
| Series: Fyfield Books |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 5.48" W x 8.48" (0.49 lbs) 142 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sensual pleasure, gentle, violent or comic, is the theme of this anthology of 17th-century erotic writing. Restoration Bawdy brings vividly to life a masquerading age. The book draws on high and low culture, and includes courtly poems and works by Rochester, Sedley and Etheridge, as well as broadside ballads, doggerel from almanacs and songs from plays. A number of the pieces have only previously been available in research libraries. The result is a lively social panorama of Restoration England and a cheerfully amoral celebration of the pleasures of the flesh. |