Erotica (from the Greek Eros - "desire") or "curiosa," works of art, including literature, photography, film, sculpture and painting, that deal substantively with erotically stimulating or sexually arousing descriptions. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Erotic literature comprises fictional and factual stories and accounts which sexually arouse the reader whether written with that intention or not Sexual stimulation is any stimulus that leads to sexual arousal or Orgasm. Erotica is a modern word used to describe the portrayal of the human anatomy and sexuality with high-art aspirations, differentiating such work from commercial pornography. Representation describes the signs that stand in for and take the place of something else Human anatomy, which with physiology and biochemistry is a complementary basic medical science is primarily the scientific study of the morphology of the adult Human body Human sexual behavior or different human sexual practices encompass a wide range of activities such as strategies to find or attract partners ( Mating and display Pornography or porn is the explicit depiction of Sexual subject matter with the sole intention of sexually exciting the viewer [1] "Curiosa" is generally used to refer to erotica and pornography as discrete, collectible items, usually in published or printed form.
Various sub-genres of erotica exist. As with fiction as a whole, there are erotic stories with a science fiction, fantasy, horror or romance focus. Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting Horror fiction is broadly Fiction in any medium intended to scare unsettle or horrify the audience A romance novel is a literary Genre developed in Western culture, mainly in English-speaking countries Additionally, erotica can also focus on specific sexual behavior or fetishes such as BDSM, wearing uniforms, cross-dressing, polygamy and sexual promiscuity. A uniform is a set of standard Clothing worn by members of an organization while participating in that organization's activity Cross-dressing is the act of wearing clothing commonly associated with another gender within a particular Society. The term polygamy (a Greek word meaning "the practice of multiple marriage" is used in related ways in Social anthropology, Sociobiology, and Promiscuity refers to sexual behavior of a man or woman who casually has sex with many partners Fan fiction featuring characters engaging in male homosexual acts has become known as slash fiction. Fan fiction (alternately referred to as fanfiction, fanfic, FF or fic) is a broadly defined term for Fiction about characters or settings Slash fiction is a genre of Fan fiction that focuses on the depiction of romantic (and often sexual relationships between two or more male characters who may not be engaged
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Erotica and pornography
Distinction is often made between erotica and pornography (as well as the lesser known genre of sexual entertainment, ribaldry), although depending on the viewer they may seem one in the same. Pornography or porn is the explicit depiction of Sexual subject matter with the sole intention of sexually exciting the viewer Ribaldry is humorous entertainment that ranges from bordering on indelicacy to vulgar Pornography's objective is the graphic depiction of sexually explicit scenes. [2] Pornography is often described as exploitative or degrading. [2][3] Erotica, on the other hand, seeks to tell a story with sexual themes. [2] It attempts to explore desire through mystery and intrigue. [3]
In December of 2007 one of the world's largest collections of pornography and erotica, the L'Enfer collection housed at the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, France, was opened for the public. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city [4] Marie-Franoise Quignard, one of the collection's curators, tried to distinguish between the different elements in the collection:
"There is a photograph of an act of oral sex by the artist Man Ray. Man Ray, born Emmanuel Radnitzky ( August 27 1890 &ndash November 18 1976) in Philadelphia PA and raised . . . For some reason, I find that this goes just too far. Perhaps because it is a photograph and so real, while engravings or lithographs, give you a certain distance and idealisation. Man Ray confronts you point-blank here with something which should, perhaps, better remain intimate. "[4]
The Canadian Supreme Court wrestled with the line between pornography and erotica going back to 1962's case Brodie v. The Supreme Court of Canada ( French: Cour suprême du Canada) is the highest court of Canada and is the final court of appeal in the Canadian the Queen, which involved D. H. Lawrence's erotic classic Lady Chatterley's Lover. David Herbert Richards Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930 was an English writer of the 20th century whose prolific and diverse output included Novels short Lady Chatterley's Lover is a Novel by D H Lawrence written in 1928 In its decision on whether Lawrence's book was obscene, the court noted that it "has none of the characteristics that are often described in judgments dealing with obscenity --dirt for dirt's sake, the leer of the sensualist, depravity in the mind of an author with an obsession for dirt, pornography, an appeal to a prurient interest, etc. "[5] In 1992, the Canadian high court changed its 'dirt for dirt's sake' test until it ruled in the case of sex shop operator R. v. Butler that a work is pornographic if it is "degrading and dehumanizing. sex shop, erotic shop is a shop that sells products such as Sex toys Pornography, erotic Lingerie, erotic books and Safer sex R v Butler, 1 SCR 452 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on Pornography and state Censorship. "[5] This remains the central test in Canadian courts.
In Ukraine, the national expert commission on public moral protection derived criteria on how to distinguish pornography from erotica. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. [6] According to the order, pornography is a detailed image of coitus and naked genitals for sexual stimulation without any artistic or educating aims. Sexual intercourse, in its biological sense is the act in which the male reproductive organ (in humans and other higher animals enters the female reproductive tract For an image to be considered erotica, the number of images can not exceed 20 percent of the total, nor 50 percent of the whole of an image. Erotica is a portrayal “without open visualization of genital interaction”. Pornography, according to the national expert commission, is a portrayal of group and homosexual intercourse, scenes of sexual violence and/or sexual perversions. [6]
See also
- Adult theater
- Erotic art
- Erotic literature
- Eroticism
- History of erotic depictions
- History of erotic photography
- List of authors of erotic works
References
- ^ Pornography - MSN Encarta
- ^ a b c Erotica is Not Pornography, William J. An adult theater is a Movie theater where Pornographic films are shown to an adult audience Erotic art covers any artistic work including Paintings Sculptures photographs, Music and Writings that is intended to evoke Erotic literature comprises fictional and factual stories and accounts which sexually arouse the reader whether written with that intention or not The history of erotic Erotic photography is a style of Art photography of an Erotic, sexually suggestive and even sexually provocative nature This is a list of notable authors of Erotic literature. Sex manuals Vatsayana -- famous for the Kama Sutra Gehrke, The Tech, December 10, 1996
- ^ a b Don't confuse erotica with porn, Jug Suraiya, The Times of India, August 15, 2004. The Times of India ( TOI) is a leading English-language Broadsheet Daily newspaper in India.
- ^ a b Sex please! (we're French): Paris's dirty secret, John Lichfield, The Independent, December 3, 2007. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media.
- ^ a b Today's porn in it for the big titillation, Joseph Brean, National Post, February 11, 2008. The National Post is a Canadian English-language national Newspaper based in Don Mills, Ontario, a district of
- ^ a b Order How to Distinguish Pornography from Erotica, Mignews. com. au, February 27, 2007.
External links
- "Erotica and Pornography" by Edmund Miller, glbtq: An Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Culture (website), New England Publishing Associates, 2002.
- "Alice in EroticLand" Erotica in Art and Photography
- "Pepe Kanavis" Erotic and Digital Art
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