Erotic Innocence by James Kincaid
Explores contemporary America's preoccupation with stories about the sexual abuse of children. Claiming that our culture has yet to come to terms with the bungled legacy of Victorian sexuality, this title examines how children and images of youth are idealised, fetishised, and eroticised in everyday culture.
“A stunning and stinging book—more than entertaining, it is medicinalThis is Kincaid at his powerful, funny, learned, and sinuous best.”—Nina Auerbach, author of Our Vampires, Ourselves
“Brave, wise, original, and exuberantly engaging, Erotic Innocence really does intervene in the contemporary cultural scene, both exposing its hypocritical awfulness and articulating models for a world in which children and adults could live much more happily than we do now. A brilliant and humane piece of cultural criticism.”—Joseph Litvak, author of Strange Gourmets
“There is much in Erotic Innocence that is provoking, annoying, and amusing. . . .” -- James Campbell * New York Times Book Review *
“Brave, wise, original, and exuberantly engaging, Erotic Innocence really does intervene in the contemporary cultural scene, both exposing its hypocritical awfulness and articulating models for a world in which children and adults could live much more happily than we do now. A brilliant and humane piece of cultural criticism.”—Joseph Litvak, author of Strange Gourmets
“There is much in Erotic Innocence that is provoking, annoying, and amusing. . . .” -- James Campbell * New York Times Book Review *
James R. Kincaid is Aerol Arnold Professor of English at the University of Southern California. He is the author of Annoying the Victorians.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780822321774 |
| ISBN 10 | 0822321777 |
| Title | Erotic Innocence |
| Author | James Kincaid |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Duke University Press |
| Year published | 1998-05-19 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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