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Dying for It: Tales of Sex and Death

Dying for It: Tales of Sex and Death

Ashley R. Lister
3.6/5 ( ratings)
Sex and death have always been connected. The French call orgasm "la petite mort" . In Shakespearean England, "to die" also meant to have an orgasm. The Victorians believed a man's climax depleted his physical strength and moral resolve and brought him closer to death. Likewise, the sex act drained women of their vitality. We are as keen to examine sex as we are death: put the two together and you have an explosive, daring literary venture into the taboo. Dying for It: Tales of Sex and Death satisfies with an exciting and entertaining variety of expressions on the two most intimate human acts. Contributors include novelists from across the literary spectrum: Lauren Henderson; Vicki Hendricks; Adréana Robbins; Tobsha Learner; Niall Griffiths; Lisette Ashton; and the editor, Mitzi Szereto.
Language
English
Pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Running Press
Release
August 07, 2006
ISBN
1560258578
ISBN 13
9781560258575

Dying for It: Tales of Sex and Death

Ashley R. Lister
3.6/5 ( ratings)
Sex and death have always been connected. The French call orgasm "la petite mort" . In Shakespearean England, "to die" also meant to have an orgasm. The Victorians believed a man's climax depleted his physical strength and moral resolve and brought him closer to death. Likewise, the sex act drained women of their vitality. We are as keen to examine sex as we are death: put the two together and you have an explosive, daring literary venture into the taboo. Dying for It: Tales of Sex and Death satisfies with an exciting and entertaining variety of expressions on the two most intimate human acts. Contributors include novelists from across the literary spectrum: Lauren Henderson; Vicki Hendricks; Adréana Robbins; Tobsha Learner; Niall Griffiths; Lisette Ashton; and the editor, Mitzi Szereto.
Language
English
Pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Running Press
Release
August 07, 2006
ISBN
1560258578
ISBN 13
9781560258575

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