Pornographic art
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| - | In 1967, in her essay "[[The Pornographic Imagination]]", Susan Sontag argued that certain works considered [[pornographic]] needed to be acknowledged as works of [[literary merit]], famously stating that "[[Pierre Louys]]' ''[[Trois filles de leur mère]],'' [[George Bataille]]'s ''[[Histoire de l'Oeil]]'' and ''[[Madame Edwarda]],'' the pseudonymous ''[[Story of O]]'' and ''[[The Image]]'' belong to literature." | + | In 1967, in her essay "[[The Pornographic Imagination]]", Susan Sontag argued that certain works of literature considered [[pornography]] need to be acknowledged as works of [[literary merit]], famously stating that "[[Pierre Louys]]' ''[[Trois filles de leur mère]],'' [[George Bataille]]'s ''[[Histoire de l'Oeil]]'' and ''[[Madame Edwarda]],'' the pseudonymous ''[[Story of O]]'' and ''[[The Image]]'' belong to literature." |
| - | When Sontag said this, the notion of the respectability of [[erotic literature]] was already firmly established, but the notion of [[pornographic literature]] being just as respectable was novel. The use of the word pornography coupled with positive attributes was new. | + | When Sontag said this, the notion of the respectability of [[erotic literature]] was beginning to be established, but the notion of [[pornographic literature]] being just as respectable was novel. The use of the word pornography coupled with positive attributes was new. |
| This was at the height of the [[sexual revolution]]. | This was at the height of the [[sexual revolution]]. | ||
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In 1967, in her essay "The Pornographic Imagination", Susan Sontag argued that certain works of literature considered pornography need to be acknowledged as works of literary merit, famously stating that "Pierre Louys' Trois filles de leur mère, George Bataille's Histoire de l'Oeil and Madame Edwarda, the pseudonymous Story of O and The Image belong to literature."
When Sontag said this, the notion of the respectability of erotic literature was beginning to be established, but the notion of pornographic literature being just as respectable was novel. The use of the word pornography coupled with positive attributes was new.
This was at the height of the sexual revolution.
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Bibliography
Articles
- “The Pornographic Imagination” (1967) by Susan Sontag
- “Pornographic Art” (2001) by Matthew Kieran
- "Erotic Art and Pornographic Pictures" (2005) by Jerrold Levinson
- "Flesh from the Butcher: How to Distinguish Eroticism from Pornography" (2005) by Roger Scruton
- "Drawing the line: Art versus Pornography" (2011) by Hans Maes
Books
- Art and Pornography: An Experiment in Explanation (1971) by Morse Peckham
- Art and Obscenity (2006) is a book by Kerstin Mey
- Art/Porn: A History of Seeing and Touching (2009) by Kelly Dennis
- Art & Pornography: Philosophical Essays (2012) by Hans Maes and Jerrold Levinson
- Uidhir, Christy Mag; Pratt, Henry John. «Pornography at the Edge: Depiction, Fiction, & Sexual Predilection»
See also
- Academic study of pornography
- Erotica vs. pornography debate
- Hierarchy of genres
- Philosophy of culture
- Toilet philosophy
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