Eroticism

George Bataille, Eroticism (Penguin 2001) p. 256 For Bataille, as well as many French theorists, "Eroticism, unlike simple sexual activity, is a psychological quest.

The fact that at times Miss Jones is in pain, or frightened, or just slobbering like a hungry dog, does not really lend itself to eroticism.

There was hardly anything Christian about its brazen eroticism and adultery, or about a god having to explain to his mortal mistress that she needs rest because she doesn’t have his sexual stamina.

This could well be intended; the film is designed to be loose when it comes to narrative and is unapologetic about focusing (or trying to focus) on what could charitably be called eroticism and all.

Critics queried the special effects and eroticism, audiences largely stayed away and some of the stars disowned the film.

When I typed the author's name into one Internet search engine, I scored eight hits, including sites on Satanism, eroticism, sadomasochism, and flagellation.

Anger’s films seethe and simmer with eroticism, asserting a language of desire that was dangerous, and not only because of the social and historical context within which his films were predominantly made.

Not that there's anything wrong with homo-eroticism.

As literature, Tannhäuser’s poems parody the traditional genre, because he was a proponent of the leich (lai) style of poetry; however, the Bußlied (Poem on Atonement) is unusual, given the eroticism of the remaining Codex Manesse.

Callot's Balli di Sfessania (literally, dance of the buttocks) celebrates the commedia's blatant eroticism, with protruding phalli, spears posed with the anticipation of a comic ream, and grossly exaggerated masks that mix the bestial with human.

Carlo Pallavicino was to follow with a full blown Venetian opera in 1679 that combined eroticism with morality.

Combining Greek influences with contemporary French eroticism, she attempted to create an updated and idealized version of Lesbos in her salon.

For the countries in which labia stretching is found (Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe), see Nkiru Nzegwu, "'Osunality' (or African eroticism)" in Sylvia Tamale (ed.

He speaks approvingly of this, and other forms of divine madness (drunkenness, eroticism, and dreaming) in the Phaedrus (265a–c), and yet in the Republic wants to outlaw Homer's great poetic art, and laughter as well.

His early short stories, published in 1910s, were panned by critics for excessive naturalism and wanton eroticism.

However, it was not well-received internationally; in America, for example, Roger Ebert claimed that it was neither erotic nor about eroticism.

In commercial naturist resorts eroticism and sexuality is controlled by applying heteronormative values and strict rules and policing.

In its place a new drastic reality appears, where the elderly and the young cooperate with each other in order to realise their cruel fascinations streaked with eroticism.

In other environments eroticism is moderated through self-censorship of actions and behaviour.

It includes, but is not restricted to, sexuality in the sense of eroticism. citation Elements surrounding gender roles include clothing, speech patterns, movement, occupations, and other factors not limited to biological sex.