publication: 1950s --- language: englisch
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- an unhurried view of erotica
with an introduction by Theodor Reik and preface by George J. Nathan
Ralph Ginzburg
The Helmsman Press, Ney York 1958 (126 S. - 26 cm).
Infotext: INHALT :
Introduction by Dr. Theodor Reik --- Preface by George Jean Nathan ---
Foreword by the Author --- Part I Precursors of English Erotica --- Part
II Earliest English Works --- Part III The Two Manias --- Part IV
London Becomes World Capital --- Part V First American Works --- Part VI
Reference Works --- Part VII The Erotic Book Market Today ---
Bibliography of One Hundred Titles --- Index. // ... The material here
presented will be of great interest to the psychologist and
psychiatrist, to the sociologist and historian of civilization and last,
but not least, to the connoisseur of literature. Also the bibliophile
will find many data, unknown to all, about publications and collections
of erotica. The attentive and thoughtful reader of this book will find
that it touches serious problems between its lines, problems intimately
connected with the situation of our civilization. If erotica exercises
such a passionate spell and awakens such general interest, can we still
say "ugly as sin"? It seems sin is very attractive to most, if not to
all of us. If it were as repulsive and ugly as they say, why should so
many and forceful prohibitions be necessary? The author justifiably
includes the scatological interest in the area of erotica. The
discoveries of psychoanalysis and of analytic child-psychology leave no
doubt that the functions of evacuation are not only biologically but
also psychologically intimately connected with those of sexuality. Yes,
in early childhood they cannot be differentiated. Also in the neuroses
and psychoses they can replace those of genital trends. (Theodor Reik)
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