Author: Gavin Handleman
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1387447300
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
how to be a cuck. by Gavin Handleman is a book about the proper way to ask out a girl, how to talk to a girl, and how to love a girl. It is also a self-help guide and tells raunchy tales of my life and how I have eczema and still get laid... if you could t tell by the title. It's quite simple really, AND contained into only 80 or so pages!
how to be a cuck.
Author: Gavin Handleman
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1387447300
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
how to be a cuck. by Gavin Handleman is a book about the proper way to ask out a girl, how to talk to a girl, and how to love a girl. It is also a self-help guide and tells raunchy tales of my life and how I have eczema and still get laid... if you could t tell by the title. It's quite simple really, AND contained into only 80 or so pages!
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1387447300
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
how to be a cuck. by Gavin Handleman is a book about the proper way to ask out a girl, how to talk to a girl, and how to love a girl. It is also a self-help guide and tells raunchy tales of my life and how I have eczema and still get laid... if you could t tell by the title. It's quite simple really, AND contained into only 80 or so pages!
How to Get Your Wife to Cuckold You
Author: Lionel Maximilien
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781520365510
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
Cuckolding is way more common than you might think. It has been a male fantasy for as long as man has been on earth. For some men this fantasy becomes a reality, whether by design, luck or accident. This is a nuts-and-bolts guide to the process, pitfalls and hopefully, pleasures that you and your wife will face as you both work toward making your cuckolding fantasies become a reality.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781520365510
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
Cuckolding is way more common than you might think. It has been a male fantasy for as long as man has been on earth. For some men this fantasy becomes a reality, whether by design, luck or accident. This is a nuts-and-bolts guide to the process, pitfalls and hopefully, pleasures that you and your wife will face as you both work toward making your cuckolding fantasies become a reality.
Female Infidelity and Paternal Uncertainty
Author: Steven M. Platek
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139458043
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Although commonly believed that males are more promiscuous than females, new research has revealed that female infidelity is a common occurrence throughout the animal kingdom. Female Infidelity and Paternal Uncertainty is the first book to address how males deal with the consequences of female infidelity and the strategies they have evolved to try to avoid the possibility of raising an offspring they unknowingly did not sire. Each chapter deals with a specific evolved strategy developed to aid males in either limiting opportunities for their mate to be unfaithful or to 'correct' the by-products of infidelity should it occur. With sections including mate guarding, intra-vaginal tactics and paternity assessment, this book will appeal to researchers and graduate students in behavioral biology, evolutionary psychology, human sexuality, anthropology, sociology, reproductive health and medicine.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139458043
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Although commonly believed that males are more promiscuous than females, new research has revealed that female infidelity is a common occurrence throughout the animal kingdom. Female Infidelity and Paternal Uncertainty is the first book to address how males deal with the consequences of female infidelity and the strategies they have evolved to try to avoid the possibility of raising an offspring they unknowingly did not sire. Each chapter deals with a specific evolved strategy developed to aid males in either limiting opportunities for their mate to be unfaithful or to 'correct' the by-products of infidelity should it occur. With sections including mate guarding, intra-vaginal tactics and paternity assessment, this book will appeal to researchers and graduate students in behavioral biology, evolutionary psychology, human sexuality, anthropology, sociology, reproductive health and medicine.
13 Rules
Author: T F Monkey
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781079042733
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
"Show me what you value more than your freedom and I'll show you the tool of your enslavement"13 Rules provides readers with an inventory of philosophical insights and principles in order to live a free and meaningful life.The 13 Rules1.Find the Meaning of Your Life2.Save Yourself3.Say Yes to Life4.Cultivate Internal Validation5.Stop Giving a Shit6.Amor Fati7.Let Go of What You Fear to Lose8.Have a Plan and a Backup Plan9.Overcome Yourself10.Think with your Big Head11.Understand Love and Sex12.Go Your Own Way13.Live a Meaningful Life
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781079042733
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
"Show me what you value more than your freedom and I'll show you the tool of your enslavement"13 Rules provides readers with an inventory of philosophical insights and principles in order to live a free and meaningful life.The 13 Rules1.Find the Meaning of Your Life2.Save Yourself3.Say Yes to Life4.Cultivate Internal Validation5.Stop Giving a Shit6.Amor Fati7.Let Go of What You Fear to Lose8.Have a Plan and a Backup Plan9.Overcome Yourself10.Think with your Big Head11.Understand Love and Sex12.Go Your Own Way13.Live a Meaningful Life
Cuckold Husbands Service the Bulls
Author: Rod Fetcher
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781694656421
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Cuckolds have to be good for something, right?Raven Merlot and Rod Fetcher are back with 10 more stories of cuckolded husbands and liberated hotwives. This bundle has story after story of cuckold husbands learning that they must not only be submissive to their wives, but to the bigger, better men that their wives prefer. These stories combine the joy of cuckolding with the sublime exploration of one's sexuality. This bundle includes stories of university experiments, rural English pagan festivals, and diplomatic incidents! But no matter how these cuckolds end up on their knees they know what to do when they get there.;)Included in this box set are: All The WayMay Day CelebrationsDream TimeMMF with the MMAWorking Overtime and Twice as HardGiving it all he's got!Who is he jealous of?Someone to watch over usA Night at the TheaterDiplomacy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781694656421
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Cuckolds have to be good for something, right?Raven Merlot and Rod Fetcher are back with 10 more stories of cuckolded husbands and liberated hotwives. This bundle has story after story of cuckold husbands learning that they must not only be submissive to their wives, but to the bigger, better men that their wives prefer. These stories combine the joy of cuckolding with the sublime exploration of one's sexuality. This bundle includes stories of university experiments, rural English pagan festivals, and diplomatic incidents! But no matter how these cuckolds end up on their knees they know what to do when they get there.;)Included in this box set are: All The WayMay Day CelebrationsDream TimeMMF with the MMAWorking Overtime and Twice as HardGiving it all he's got!Who is he jealous of?Someone to watch over usA Night at the TheaterDiplomacy
Insatiable Wives
Author: David J. Ley
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN: 9781442200319
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"This enlightening work investigates the history, incidence, and causes of a unique sexual lifestyle pursued by increasing numbers of couples. The most common terms used to describe it are 'hotwife/cuckold lifestyle.' This sexual practice, a form of sexual nonmonogamy, is distinguished from swinging and polyamory in that the husband rarely seeks sexual contact outside the marriage except for participation in group sex with his wife and other men, while the wife is permitted, and often encouraged, to pursue unrestrained sexual encounters with other men. The author includes interviews and comments from couples living the lifestyle throughout the United States and presents the stories in an attempt to determine the history of this sexual practice and evolutionary underpinnings of this uncommon and socially taboo behavior in an effort to make it more comprehensible to those engaged in the lifestyle and those who are just curious." -- page 4 of cover.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN: 9781442200319
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"This enlightening work investigates the history, incidence, and causes of a unique sexual lifestyle pursued by increasing numbers of couples. The most common terms used to describe it are 'hotwife/cuckold lifestyle.' This sexual practice, a form of sexual nonmonogamy, is distinguished from swinging and polyamory in that the husband rarely seeks sexual contact outside the marriage except for participation in group sex with his wife and other men, while the wife is permitted, and often encouraged, to pursue unrestrained sexual encounters with other men. The author includes interviews and comments from couples living the lifestyle throughout the United States and presents the stories in an attempt to determine the history of this sexual practice and evolutionary underpinnings of this uncommon and socially taboo behavior in an effort to make it more comprehensible to those engaged in the lifestyle and those who are just curious." -- page 4 of cover.
Birth of a Cuck
Author: J. R. Williams
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781520442860
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 29
Book Description
John always wanted to see his fianc�e, Khloe. with another man. When he shares his fantasy with her, he's surprised by how readily she agrees to act his fantasy out. But as Khloe acquires a taste for black man, will things go too far? Can John accept a new life as a cuckold? One thing's for sure: when Khloe gets a taste of black breeding, things will never be the same for her or John.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781520442860
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 29
Book Description
John always wanted to see his fianc�e, Khloe. with another man. When he shares his fantasy with her, he's surprised by how readily she agrees to act his fantasy out. But as Khloe acquires a taste for black man, will things go too far? Can John accept a new life as a cuckold? One thing's for sure: when Khloe gets a taste of black breeding, things will never be the same for her or John.
The Psychology Behind The Cuckold Fetish
Author: Connor McGonigal
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781093180862
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
There's nothing wrong with having a fetish; they're just sexual desires that society frowns upon, and that shouldn't stop you if you're happy. This book is written with that in mind, but mainly aimed at those who aren't happy, or those who are curious enough to investigate their psychology and understand themselves. Over the years, researchers in psychology have found success in many methods of changing or removing problematic sexual desires, and these are reviewed in this fully referenced, evidence-based self-help book.The distinctive feature of the cuckold fetish is that it involves being cheated on, right in front of you. The pain of infidelity and the humiliating feeling of inadequacy are what constitute this fetish. 'For some reason', this fetish turns the feeling of inadequacy into sexual pleasure. The possible explanations for this are reviewed in chapter 1, before chapter 2 explores this concept of inadequacy more deeply. The cuckold fetish turns painful deep-rooted fears of inadequacy and a subconscious sense of inadequacy into sexual pleasure. This is linked to the optional interracial element, as well as fetishes for humiliation, chastity, emasculation/feminization, and more. Most importantly of all, it's about the woman enjoying it, loving every second, losing control, and moaning more than ever, because that's what triggers the sense of inadequacy. By understanding these fears and feelings, we understand ourselves, and learn the unconscious drivers for most of our actions in life.Chapter 3 explores the way these deep-rooted fears and feelings can affect your life; causing all sorts of behaviors, like: addictions (alcoholism, drugs, gambling, or porn). Obsessive self-improvement (work, money, dieting/bodybuilding, or knowledge). Escapism (excessive video games, TV, Films, intellectualization). Grandiose fantasies, as well as occasional subhuman perceptions; an unstable sense of self. Underachieving, procrastinating, overachieving, perfectionism. Chapter 4 is all about how this subconscious inadequacy formed in the first place: it's initially formed in early childhood. Many factors affect it, such as not having privacy, attention, control, or security, unemotional fathers, absent fathers, workaholic fathers, alcoholic parents, physical punishment, needy parents, or narcissistic parents. Other factors throughout life can affect it too, such as culture and relationships, and being cheated on in the past. You've probably either attracted 'crazy' girlfriends that you're avoidant to, or distant/cold girlfriends that you're too needy to.Chapter 5 is about taking action. Numerous practical steps are presented to change your fetish, in both the short and the long term, from all angles in psychology including behavioral, psychodynamic, social, physiological, and humanistic. As with the rest of this book, significant statements are referenced and backed up with appropriate sources, which are listed at the end of the book.Debut self-help author and experienced fetish researcher Connor McGonigal guides you through the multi-step process to understand and overcome the causative psychology of the cuckold fantasy, refined by years of coaching men 1-on-1, and his self-help video course of the same name. This book is about using your fetish to understand yourself - the most fundamental aspects of your psychology - and being able to grow as a person, whether you want to change your fetish with it or not. Fetishes can naturally come and go over the course of our lifetimes, because we change and grow as people. Sometimes, the fears and self-image that we had at one point in our lives is completely different from today, and as a result, our sexual fantasies change to match.This book is about speeding up that process - understanding 'subconscious inadequacy', and overcoming it.
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781093180862
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
There's nothing wrong with having a fetish; they're just sexual desires that society frowns upon, and that shouldn't stop you if you're happy. This book is written with that in mind, but mainly aimed at those who aren't happy, or those who are curious enough to investigate their psychology and understand themselves. Over the years, researchers in psychology have found success in many methods of changing or removing problematic sexual desires, and these are reviewed in this fully referenced, evidence-based self-help book.The distinctive feature of the cuckold fetish is that it involves being cheated on, right in front of you. The pain of infidelity and the humiliating feeling of inadequacy are what constitute this fetish. 'For some reason', this fetish turns the feeling of inadequacy into sexual pleasure. The possible explanations for this are reviewed in chapter 1, before chapter 2 explores this concept of inadequacy more deeply. The cuckold fetish turns painful deep-rooted fears of inadequacy and a subconscious sense of inadequacy into sexual pleasure. This is linked to the optional interracial element, as well as fetishes for humiliation, chastity, emasculation/feminization, and more. Most importantly of all, it's about the woman enjoying it, loving every second, losing control, and moaning more than ever, because that's what triggers the sense of inadequacy. By understanding these fears and feelings, we understand ourselves, and learn the unconscious drivers for most of our actions in life.Chapter 3 explores the way these deep-rooted fears and feelings can affect your life; causing all sorts of behaviors, like: addictions (alcoholism, drugs, gambling, or porn). Obsessive self-improvement (work, money, dieting/bodybuilding, or knowledge). Escapism (excessive video games, TV, Films, intellectualization). Grandiose fantasies, as well as occasional subhuman perceptions; an unstable sense of self. Underachieving, procrastinating, overachieving, perfectionism. Chapter 4 is all about how this subconscious inadequacy formed in the first place: it's initially formed in early childhood. Many factors affect it, such as not having privacy, attention, control, or security, unemotional fathers, absent fathers, workaholic fathers, alcoholic parents, physical punishment, needy parents, or narcissistic parents. Other factors throughout life can affect it too, such as culture and relationships, and being cheated on in the past. You've probably either attracted 'crazy' girlfriends that you're avoidant to, or distant/cold girlfriends that you're too needy to.Chapter 5 is about taking action. Numerous practical steps are presented to change your fetish, in both the short and the long term, from all angles in psychology including behavioral, psychodynamic, social, physiological, and humanistic. As with the rest of this book, significant statements are referenced and backed up with appropriate sources, which are listed at the end of the book.Debut self-help author and experienced fetish researcher Connor McGonigal guides you through the multi-step process to understand and overcome the causative psychology of the cuckold fantasy, refined by years of coaching men 1-on-1, and his self-help video course of the same name. This book is about using your fetish to understand yourself - the most fundamental aspects of your psychology - and being able to grow as a person, whether you want to change your fetish with it or not. Fetishes can naturally come and go over the course of our lifetimes, because we change and grow as people. Sometimes, the fears and self-image that we had at one point in our lives is completely different from today, and as a result, our sexual fantasies change to match.This book is about speeding up that process - understanding 'subconscious inadequacy', and overcoming it.
Cuck Central
Author: Mike Watson
Publisher: Mike Watson
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Though cuckolding is a common and hot fantasy for a lot of men into femdom – – or humiliation (and/or, I should say!) – actually transitioning from “fantasy” to “reality” is something most people struggle with.And if you’re part of that large group, I understand. It wasn’t always easy for me to convince MY S.O’s at the time to participate in this wonderful form of play — and some flat out denied at the time.It took me a long, long time to understand what really “works” in terms of BOTH partners being REALLY (emphasis!) open to the fantasy and play, and fully embracing their respective roles in it. Remember, cuckolding takes things one step further. Until now you’ve likely limited your play, no matter how base or humiliating to your Lady and yourself – – or perhaps other ladies on occasion, but if you’re a guy, you’ve likely never brought other men into the picture although you’ve wanted to many a times! And if you’re a dominant lady, you’ve probably often wondered just why exactly you can’t bring other men in on command to satisfy you – – but have yet struggled with the “I’m in a relationship” conundrum, and then never gone ahead with the fantasy.But our base desires and fantasies never go away, my friend. We are who we are a deep subconscious level, and the subconscious will KEEP pushing your base desires to the surface until they’re met. Have you ever noticed that the things you think about the most are the things that HAPPEN in your life?The thoughts that you put the most emotion into – – be they positive or negative – – are what makes events manifest in your life – – and this is a truism that cannot be escaped, whether we’re talking vanilla life or BDSM. The subconscious is key to who we are, and it is key to get the subconscious to accept what we do on a sexual level as well as in real life to avoid any sort of emotional backlash from our actual physical actions – – and my experience in this regard combined with my extensive experience with femdom and related areas in general makes me the best person to bring you these tips in an easy to understand, down to earth, yet brutally frank manner that characterizes all my writings. And THIS is where most cuckold relationships end up failing as deep down inside, people struggle to accept the fantasy for what it is – – and therefore attempts to translate it into reality end in failed relationships, misery for both the partners, and way worse.And many, many years ago, yours truly was no exception to the rule either. I’ve had plenty of homosexual fantasies – – and encounters along those lines as well which initially left me feeling “powerless” and “used” – – but upon probing these feelings, I realized that it was actually a part of me I was trying to repress all along for fear of “shame” from the outside world.Starting with the first time I sucked cock in a motel, to the two or three times I sucked dick after that – – and the many times after THAT – – I’m no stranger to the myriad of emotions accompanying the actual experience.I’m NOT a stranger to the sheer rush I got from submitting to another man – especially with a lady witnessing it all – – a lady that I was dating a while ago, to be frank! I’m not a stranger to the “guilt trips” my self experienced as well post my first few encounters – – clearly a case of me not being comfortable with revealing who I was at my deepest levels, and I offer tips to remedy this sort of thing in this manual. And given I’ve worked past all this, this manual is an attempt – – an honest attempt to bring cuckolding out in the open – – along with providing workable TIPS for BOTH partners to make the relationship last at a deep and satisfying level for the long term. Once you go cuckold, you truly never go back and you’ll understand what I mean when you start implementing the tips in this manual and watch your satisfaction with your sex life SOAR to levels hitherto unimaginable. Grab it now!
Publisher: Mike Watson
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Though cuckolding is a common and hot fantasy for a lot of men into femdom – – or humiliation (and/or, I should say!) – actually transitioning from “fantasy” to “reality” is something most people struggle with.And if you’re part of that large group, I understand. It wasn’t always easy for me to convince MY S.O’s at the time to participate in this wonderful form of play — and some flat out denied at the time.It took me a long, long time to understand what really “works” in terms of BOTH partners being REALLY (emphasis!) open to the fantasy and play, and fully embracing their respective roles in it. Remember, cuckolding takes things one step further. Until now you’ve likely limited your play, no matter how base or humiliating to your Lady and yourself – – or perhaps other ladies on occasion, but if you’re a guy, you’ve likely never brought other men into the picture although you’ve wanted to many a times! And if you’re a dominant lady, you’ve probably often wondered just why exactly you can’t bring other men in on command to satisfy you – – but have yet struggled with the “I’m in a relationship” conundrum, and then never gone ahead with the fantasy.But our base desires and fantasies never go away, my friend. We are who we are a deep subconscious level, and the subconscious will KEEP pushing your base desires to the surface until they’re met. Have you ever noticed that the things you think about the most are the things that HAPPEN in your life?The thoughts that you put the most emotion into – – be they positive or negative – – are what makes events manifest in your life – – and this is a truism that cannot be escaped, whether we’re talking vanilla life or BDSM. The subconscious is key to who we are, and it is key to get the subconscious to accept what we do on a sexual level as well as in real life to avoid any sort of emotional backlash from our actual physical actions – – and my experience in this regard combined with my extensive experience with femdom and related areas in general makes me the best person to bring you these tips in an easy to understand, down to earth, yet brutally frank manner that characterizes all my writings. And THIS is where most cuckold relationships end up failing as deep down inside, people struggle to accept the fantasy for what it is – – and therefore attempts to translate it into reality end in failed relationships, misery for both the partners, and way worse.And many, many years ago, yours truly was no exception to the rule either. I’ve had plenty of homosexual fantasies – – and encounters along those lines as well which initially left me feeling “powerless” and “used” – – but upon probing these feelings, I realized that it was actually a part of me I was trying to repress all along for fear of “shame” from the outside world.Starting with the first time I sucked cock in a motel, to the two or three times I sucked dick after that – – and the many times after THAT – – I’m no stranger to the myriad of emotions accompanying the actual experience.I’m NOT a stranger to the sheer rush I got from submitting to another man – especially with a lady witnessing it all – – a lady that I was dating a while ago, to be frank! I’m not a stranger to the “guilt trips” my self experienced as well post my first few encounters – – clearly a case of me not being comfortable with revealing who I was at my deepest levels, and I offer tips to remedy this sort of thing in this manual. And given I’ve worked past all this, this manual is an attempt – – an honest attempt to bring cuckolding out in the open – – along with providing workable TIPS for BOTH partners to make the relationship last at a deep and satisfying level for the long term. Once you go cuckold, you truly never go back and you’ll understand what I mean when you start implementing the tips in this manual and watch your satisfaction with your sex life SOAR to levels hitherto unimaginable. Grab it now!
The Cuck-Queans’ and Cuckolds’ Errands
Author: William Percy
Publisher: Anaphora Literary Press
ISBN: 168114560X
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
An anti-warfare, anti-marriage, and pro-free-love closeted satire. A single vengeful cuckold is tragic, whereas many cuck-queans and cuckolds running across England on their love-errands is satiric. The title of this play announces why it remained closeted across the Renaissance, as it trivializes adultery in a period that continued to see revenge-killings by cuckolds. The story opens with two aristocratic married couples swinging partners, as Doucebella cheats with Floradin, while Floradin’s wife, Aruania, cheats on him with Doucebella’s husband, Claribel. Tired of these complications, Floradin and Claribel become soldiers in the war against the approaching Spanish Armada. And Aruania and Doucebella unite in an apparent lesbian affair. The gentlemen then begin seducing a muscular forest-keeper, Olivel, while the ladies work on seducing her forester husband, Latro. Meanwhile, Nim and Shift, two thieves, attempt a range of frauds and tricks to steal a newly-made bowl from Pearle, Doctor of Civil Law. And Pigot, Master of the Tarlton Inn, has tricks and legal reprisals that he uses to force Nim and Shift to pay their growing bill. Under this satirical, absurd and comic surface full of misadventures, there are many exquisite poetic passages, such as the recounting by Captain Lacy of how the British troops fought against the Spanish Armada. There are fights, robberies, and a wealth of legal and historical insights heavily packed into every line of this drama. “It is tempting to read Cuck-queans and Cuckolds Errands superficially, to enjoy its façade, which has been much enhanced by Faktorovich’s extensive and erudite introduction and footnotes./ Frankly, without those and without her careful modernization of language, the original work would be nearly unreadable. At that superficial level, the reader finds much enjoyment in its satire and slightly puerile humor. Human coitus, especially if illicit, is after all, the world’s most fascinating and enduring topic./ The cuckoo is a bird of European origin, about the size of a robin who displays the disconcerting habit of laying eggs in another bird’s nest. The derivatives ‘cuckold’ and ‘cuck-quean’ describe a usurper or supplanter, hence one who practices the pleasures of venery outside the boundaries of holy matrimony. And the drama Cuck-queans and Cuckolds Errands is about just that, obsessive and nearly random fornication./ But there is a deeper level to Cuckolds. The reader wishing to access that level might do well to first read Jokes and their Relation to the Subconscious by Sigmund Freud. All of human vulnerability and sexual peccadillos, deviant and sanctioned, are displayed in this writing, which was self-attributed in William Percy’s (obscure poet of the 17th century) closeted manuscripts. The reference to Freud above is intended to imply the ubiquity of this pattern of behavior and its persistence from age to age; humankind is steeped in concupiscence. Percy’s drama is a paean to joy and jouissance, a celebration of what it is to be alive./ The drama itself tells of the peregrinations and loves and fates of a dozen players. Prominent among them are two spouse swapping couples: Doucebella and Claribel, and Aruania and Floridan who couple in various permutations, including a Lesbian encounter. The drama is replete with absurd miscreants: thieves who steal from a doctor, a masculine but desirable gamekeeper and her husband, an innkeeper and two deadbeat customers. The reader will enjoy many hours dis-entangling this menage./ In the language of Percy’s drama, the reader will hear tones and rhythms and phrases suggestive of Shakespeare—and no wonder: Faktorovich establishes Percy as a ghost writer for Shakespeare. For example, a witch in Macbeth says, ‘By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.’/ And in Percy’s drama (p105), ‘Beset the pricking enclosure of my conscience…’ Cuckolds would be a great read if it were only for the fun of detecting such similarities. I commend it to you.” —Midwest Book Review, Lloyd Jacobs (December 2021) Plot and Staging Text Terms, References, Questions, Exercises William Percy (1567?-1648) is the dominant tragedian behind the “William Shakespeare” pseudonym according to the computational-linguistic study in The Re-Attribution of the British Renaissance Corpus. Percy was a younger son of the assassinated 8th Earl of Northumberland and the brother of the imprisoned in the Tower 9th Earl.
Publisher: Anaphora Literary Press
ISBN: 168114560X
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
An anti-warfare, anti-marriage, and pro-free-love closeted satire. A single vengeful cuckold is tragic, whereas many cuck-queans and cuckolds running across England on their love-errands is satiric. The title of this play announces why it remained closeted across the Renaissance, as it trivializes adultery in a period that continued to see revenge-killings by cuckolds. The story opens with two aristocratic married couples swinging partners, as Doucebella cheats with Floradin, while Floradin’s wife, Aruania, cheats on him with Doucebella’s husband, Claribel. Tired of these complications, Floradin and Claribel become soldiers in the war against the approaching Spanish Armada. And Aruania and Doucebella unite in an apparent lesbian affair. The gentlemen then begin seducing a muscular forest-keeper, Olivel, while the ladies work on seducing her forester husband, Latro. Meanwhile, Nim and Shift, two thieves, attempt a range of frauds and tricks to steal a newly-made bowl from Pearle, Doctor of Civil Law. And Pigot, Master of the Tarlton Inn, has tricks and legal reprisals that he uses to force Nim and Shift to pay their growing bill. Under this satirical, absurd and comic surface full of misadventures, there are many exquisite poetic passages, such as the recounting by Captain Lacy of how the British troops fought against the Spanish Armada. There are fights, robberies, and a wealth of legal and historical insights heavily packed into every line of this drama. “It is tempting to read Cuck-queans and Cuckolds Errands superficially, to enjoy its façade, which has been much enhanced by Faktorovich’s extensive and erudite introduction and footnotes./ Frankly, without those and without her careful modernization of language, the original work would be nearly unreadable. At that superficial level, the reader finds much enjoyment in its satire and slightly puerile humor. Human coitus, especially if illicit, is after all, the world’s most fascinating and enduring topic./ The cuckoo is a bird of European origin, about the size of a robin who displays the disconcerting habit of laying eggs in another bird’s nest. The derivatives ‘cuckold’ and ‘cuck-quean’ describe a usurper or supplanter, hence one who practices the pleasures of venery outside the boundaries of holy matrimony. And the drama Cuck-queans and Cuckolds Errands is about just that, obsessive and nearly random fornication./ But there is a deeper level to Cuckolds. The reader wishing to access that level might do well to first read Jokes and their Relation to the Subconscious by Sigmund Freud. All of human vulnerability and sexual peccadillos, deviant and sanctioned, are displayed in this writing, which was self-attributed in William Percy’s (obscure poet of the 17th century) closeted manuscripts. The reference to Freud above is intended to imply the ubiquity of this pattern of behavior and its persistence from age to age; humankind is steeped in concupiscence. Percy’s drama is a paean to joy and jouissance, a celebration of what it is to be alive./ The drama itself tells of the peregrinations and loves and fates of a dozen players. Prominent among them are two spouse swapping couples: Doucebella and Claribel, and Aruania and Floridan who couple in various permutations, including a Lesbian encounter. The drama is replete with absurd miscreants: thieves who steal from a doctor, a masculine but desirable gamekeeper and her husband, an innkeeper and two deadbeat customers. The reader will enjoy many hours dis-entangling this menage./ In the language of Percy’s drama, the reader will hear tones and rhythms and phrases suggestive of Shakespeare—and no wonder: Faktorovich establishes Percy as a ghost writer for Shakespeare. For example, a witch in Macbeth says, ‘By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.’/ And in Percy’s drama (p105), ‘Beset the pricking enclosure of my conscience…’ Cuckolds would be a great read if it were only for the fun of detecting such similarities. I commend it to you.” —Midwest Book Review, Lloyd Jacobs (December 2021) Plot and Staging Text Terms, References, Questions, Exercises William Percy (1567?-1648) is the dominant tragedian behind the “William Shakespeare” pseudonym according to the computational-linguistic study in The Re-Attribution of the British Renaissance Corpus. Percy was a younger son of the assassinated 8th Earl of Northumberland and the brother of the imprisoned in the Tower 9th Earl.