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25,000 Years of Erotic Freedom
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Alan Moore
With each new technological advance, pornography has proliferated and degraded in quality. Today, porn is everywhere, but where is it art? 25,000 Years of Erotic Freedom surveys the history of pornography and argues that the success and vibrancy of a society relates to its permissiveness in sexual matters.
This history of erotic art brings together some of the ...more
This history of erotic art brings together some of the ...more
Hardcover, 96 pages
Published
October 1st 2009
by Abrams
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Yet another pamphlet on that nasty thing called sex? Yes, and rightly so. The brand-new essay from Alan Moore comes in luxury format, adorned with tens of explicit pictures taken from paintings and recent imagery. The text is rather short but dense and polished, Moore's rethorical skills are at high level and the result is intriguing for the ease with which he supports his view.
The main theme is that while sexually progressive cultures gave birth to advanced technologies and knowledge, sexually ...more
The main theme is that while sexually progressive cultures gave birth to advanced technologies and knowledge, sexually ...more
This is rather a curate's egg of a book, so I'll review it under several headings because, fine work though it is, when viewed from different perspectives it scores very differently.
First the use of facts. Moore doesn't footnote anything. There are no references. Apart from one hilarious case where even he says that something is pretty implausible and quotes his source, there's really no way of telling where he got some of his facts from. In some cases he is simply wrong. In other...more
First the use of facts. Moore doesn't footnote anything. There are no references. Apart from one hilarious case where even he says that something is pretty implausible and quotes his source, there's really no way of telling where he got some of his facts from. In some cases he is simply wrong. In other...more
Alan Moore's superb writing will make it difficult for the reader to stop unearthing the content of this book. I read it from beginning to end without stopping. Many of those who are familiar with Moore's work will know this to be true.
Moore's main point is that sexually permissive cultures are preferable compared to the more sexually restrictive cultures of the past and the present. Exemplified in 19th century Victorian contraptions that intend to hurt swelling penises in order to avoid...more
Moore's main point is that sexually permissive cultures are preferable compared to the more sexually restrictive cultures of the past and the present. Exemplified in 19th century Victorian contraptions that intend to hurt swelling penises in order to avoid...more
Now, believe it or not, I have met Mr. Moore and his girlfriend, to whom he dedicated this book. They are larger than life and, let's face it, Mr. Moore probably thought I was smaller than life, but he shook my hand anyway in a very gentlemanly fashion and signed his name in my book. (Not this one, another one, which I will review separately.)
I find Mr. Moore very cute. He is a magician but, I believe, a kind one, except when he's cursing people.
His humour is apparent in...more
I find Mr. Moore very cute. He is a magician but, I believe, a kind one, except when he's cursing people.
His humour is apparent in...more
Don't let the title fool you. Moore's focuses is on pornography the West (there are some Japanese prints but no discussion of them) and mostly from the 19th Century on.
It's an interesting read and Moore clearly loves his subject but it's also fairly lightweight fare.
It's an interesting read and Moore clearly loves his subject but it's also fairly lightweight fare.
Oh hey, Alan Moore wrote a book on sex!
I'm sure this book will come in handy if I ever need to induce vomiting, tremors or a cold sweat.
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I'm sure this book will come in handy if I ever need to induce vomiting, tremors or a cold sweat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cam2kK7J_...
I loved it but I don't know that it needed to be an entire book. Maybe the afterward to Lost Girls. The images seemed sort of disconnected to the text.
Who knew there was tentacle porn in Japan back in 1800?
An excellent, anecdotal study of the history of sex, filtered through Moore's lovely prose. This is important material, every bit as much as Moore's more famous works. Highly recommended.
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“Sexually progressive cultures gave us literature, philosophy, civilization and the rest, while sexually restrictive cultures gave us the Dark Ages and the Holocaust.”
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