Author: Various
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Anthologica Rarissima: The Way of a Virgin is a unique collection of rare and lesser-known writings compiled by Various. This anthology delves into the lives and experiences of virtuous women throughout history, shedding light on their struggles, triumphs, and wisdom. The literary style varies from poetry to prose, creating a rich and multifaceted exploration of the theme of virtue and virginity in different cultures and time periods. The book serves as a valuable resource for scholars and enthusiasts interested in feminist literature, religious studies, and gender studies, offering a fresh perspective on the traditional portrayal of virgins in literature. Various's meticulous curation showcases the depth and complexity of the female experience, inviting readers to reconsider the significance of virginity in society. Anthologica Rarissima: The Way of a Virgin is a thought-provoking and compelling read that challenges conventional norms and sparks meaningful discussions on women's roles and identities.
Anthologica Rarissima: The Way of a Virgin
Author: Various
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Anthologica Rarissima: The Way of a Virgin is a unique collection of rare and lesser-known writings compiled by Various. This anthology delves into the lives and experiences of virtuous women throughout history, shedding light on their struggles, triumphs, and wisdom. The literary style varies from poetry to prose, creating a rich and multifaceted exploration of the theme of virtue and virginity in different cultures and time periods. The book serves as a valuable resource for scholars and enthusiasts interested in feminist literature, religious studies, and gender studies, offering a fresh perspective on the traditional portrayal of virgins in literature. Various's meticulous curation showcases the depth and complexity of the female experience, inviting readers to reconsider the significance of virginity in society. Anthologica Rarissima: The Way of a Virgin is a thought-provoking and compelling read that challenges conventional norms and sparks meaningful discussions on women's roles and identities.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Anthologica Rarissima: The Way of a Virgin is a unique collection of rare and lesser-known writings compiled by Various. This anthology delves into the lives and experiences of virtuous women throughout history, shedding light on their struggles, triumphs, and wisdom. The literary style varies from poetry to prose, creating a rich and multifaceted exploration of the theme of virtue and virginity in different cultures and time periods. The book serves as a valuable resource for scholars and enthusiasts interested in feminist literature, religious studies, and gender studies, offering a fresh perspective on the traditional portrayal of virgins in literature. Various's meticulous curation showcases the depth and complexity of the female experience, inviting readers to reconsider the significance of virginity in society. Anthologica Rarissima: The Way of a Virgin is a thought-provoking and compelling read that challenges conventional norms and sparks meaningful discussions on women's roles and identities.
Anthologica Rarissima the Way of the Virgin Volume the First
Author: C. Brovan
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781537433103
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781537433103
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.
The Way of a Virgin: Being Excerpts from Rare, Curious and Diverting Books
Author: L. Brovan
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465606955
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
"In Europe, young girls who are not very virtuous, and who have studied all the various forms of flirtation, are most generally passed off as virgins when they marry. Even when it does not really exist, there are many ways by which a virginity—which perhaps has been sold over and over again by expert and clever procuresses—can be simulated. A little time before going to the nuptial bed, the girl inserts into her vagina a few drops of pigeon's blood; or in some cases she selects for her wedding day the last day of menstruation. A sponge, skillfully placed, allows the blood to flow at the moment of the catastrophe, when a sudden 'Oh!' announces to the unsuspecting husband that the temple has been violated for the first time, and that the veil of the sanctum sanctorum has really been rent by him. Add also to these methods injections so astringent that, at the required time, they will give to a prostitute, whose gap has been widened by a thousand customers, a tightness greater than that of a real virgin." The more one examines the question, the more one is convinced that virginity or chastity has come to be regarded as a spiritual and moral asset only in civilised, or comparatively civilised, society. "In considering the moral quality of chastitiy among savages," writes Havelock Ellis (Studies in the Psychology of Sex, vol. 6, p. 147), "we must carefully separate that chastity which among semiprimitive peoples is exclusively imposed upon women. This has no moral quality whatever, for it is not exercised as a useful discipline, but merely enforced in order to heigthen the economic and erotic value of women. "Many authorities believe that the regard for women as property furnishes the true reason for the widespread insistence on virginity in brides. Thus A. B. Ellis, speaking of the West Coast of Africa (Yoruha Speaking Peoples, pp. 183 et seq.), says that girls of good class are bethroded as mere children, and are carefully guarded from men, while girls of lower class are seldom bethroded, and may lead any life they choose." Virginity in woman, it seems, has been set on a pedestal unsupported by history, science, or investigation. It is obviously the outcome of man's desire, when he buys or acquires, to obtain unsoiled goods. Comes a time, however, when the value of these so-called unsoiled goods grows questionable. Something virgin, in terms of common sense, is not necessarily something valuable; here enters the thinking, and, ultimately, the erotic, element. Let a man fall to asking why he demands virginity, and he will speedily begin to realise that it is the last thing he requires. Virginity spells ignorance, awkwardness and obstacles; maturity means understanding and co-operation. Thus, by easy stages, we reach the conclusion, mentioned by Havelock Ellis and quoted above, that for most men, whether they realise it or not, the love-wise woman has a greater erotic value than the virgin.[14] Quoting Westermarck (History of Human Marriage), he goes on to refer to the fact that the seduction of an unmarried girl "is chiefly, if not exclusively, regarded as an offence against the parents or family of the girl," and there is no indication that it is ever held by savages that any wrong has been done to the woman herself.
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465606955
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
"In Europe, young girls who are not very virtuous, and who have studied all the various forms of flirtation, are most generally passed off as virgins when they marry. Even when it does not really exist, there are many ways by which a virginity—which perhaps has been sold over and over again by expert and clever procuresses—can be simulated. A little time before going to the nuptial bed, the girl inserts into her vagina a few drops of pigeon's blood; or in some cases she selects for her wedding day the last day of menstruation. A sponge, skillfully placed, allows the blood to flow at the moment of the catastrophe, when a sudden 'Oh!' announces to the unsuspecting husband that the temple has been violated for the first time, and that the veil of the sanctum sanctorum has really been rent by him. Add also to these methods injections so astringent that, at the required time, they will give to a prostitute, whose gap has been widened by a thousand customers, a tightness greater than that of a real virgin." The more one examines the question, the more one is convinced that virginity or chastity has come to be regarded as a spiritual and moral asset only in civilised, or comparatively civilised, society. "In considering the moral quality of chastitiy among savages," writes Havelock Ellis (Studies in the Psychology of Sex, vol. 6, p. 147), "we must carefully separate that chastity which among semiprimitive peoples is exclusively imposed upon women. This has no moral quality whatever, for it is not exercised as a useful discipline, but merely enforced in order to heigthen the economic and erotic value of women. "Many authorities believe that the regard for women as property furnishes the true reason for the widespread insistence on virginity in brides. Thus A. B. Ellis, speaking of the West Coast of Africa (Yoruha Speaking Peoples, pp. 183 et seq.), says that girls of good class are bethroded as mere children, and are carefully guarded from men, while girls of lower class are seldom bethroded, and may lead any life they choose." Virginity in woman, it seems, has been set on a pedestal unsupported by history, science, or investigation. It is obviously the outcome of man's desire, when he buys or acquires, to obtain unsoiled goods. Comes a time, however, when the value of these so-called unsoiled goods grows questionable. Something virgin, in terms of common sense, is not necessarily something valuable; here enters the thinking, and, ultimately, the erotic, element. Let a man fall to asking why he demands virginity, and he will speedily begin to realise that it is the last thing he requires. Virginity spells ignorance, awkwardness and obstacles; maturity means understanding and co-operation. Thus, by easy stages, we reach the conclusion, mentioned by Havelock Ellis and quoted above, that for most men, whether they realise it or not, the love-wise woman has a greater erotic value than the virgin.[14] Quoting Westermarck (History of Human Marriage), he goes on to refer to the fact that the seduction of an unmarried girl "is chiefly, if not exclusively, regarded as an offence against the parents or family of the girl," and there is no indication that it is ever held by savages that any wrong has been done to the woman herself.
Anthologica Rarissima, Volume One
Author: L. and C. Brovan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781406876758
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Being Excerpts from Rare, Curious and Diverting Books, some now for the First Time done into English. To which are added Copious Explanatory Notes & Bibliographical References of Interest to Student, Collector and Psychologist. A limited edition published for private circulation among members of the Brovan Society in 1922.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781406876758
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Being Excerpts from Rare, Curious and Diverting Books, some now for the First Time done into English. To which are added Copious Explanatory Notes & Bibliographical References of Interest to Student, Collector and Psychologist. A limited edition published for private circulation among members of the Brovan Society in 1922.
Pornography and Sexual Representation
Author: Joseph W. Slade
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
A three volume reference guide to the available literature concerning pornography and sexual representation in America.
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
A three volume reference guide to the available literature concerning pornography and sexual representation in America.
Theatre
Author: Milly S. Barranger
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781285463360
Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Experience theatre as "a performing art and humanistic event." THEATRE: A WAY OF SEEING is an exciting introduction to all aspects of theatre: who sees it, what is seen, and where and how it is seen.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781285463360
Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Experience theatre as "a performing art and humanistic event." THEATRE: A WAY OF SEEING is an exciting introduction to all aspects of theatre: who sees it, what is seen, and where and how it is seen.
The Philobiblon
Author: Richard De Bury
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486832465
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
"Will always hold an honorable place for bibliophiles." — The University of Chicago Press One of the earliest treatises on the value of preserving neglected manuscripts, building a library, and book collecting, Richard De Bury's The Philobiblon was written in 1345 and circulated widely in manuscript form for over a century. The first printed edition appeared in Cologne in 1473, and several others soon followed as the invention of the printing press spread throughout the late Medieval world. The chapter titles of this legendary work reflect its nature, combining the author's love for and commitment to the importance of books and the knowledge they contain with thoughts on collecting them, lending them, teaching with them, and simply enjoying them: "That the Treasure of Wisdom is chiefly contained in books," "What we are to think of the price in the buying of books," "Who ought to be special lovers of books," and "Of the manner of lending all our books to students." The Prologue ends with the following thought: "And this treatise (divided into twenty chapters) will clear the love we have had for books from the charge of excess, will expound the purpose of our intense devotion, and will narrate more clearly than light all the circumstances of our undertaking. And because it principally treats of the love of books, we have chose after the fashion of the ancient Romans fondly to name it by a Greek word, Philobiblon." This volume offers modern bibliophiles a splendid edition of one of the first books ever to study, define, and, above all, praise their passion: the all-encompassing love of books.
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486832465
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
"Will always hold an honorable place for bibliophiles." — The University of Chicago Press One of the earliest treatises on the value of preserving neglected manuscripts, building a library, and book collecting, Richard De Bury's The Philobiblon was written in 1345 and circulated widely in manuscript form for over a century. The first printed edition appeared in Cologne in 1473, and several others soon followed as the invention of the printing press spread throughout the late Medieval world. The chapter titles of this legendary work reflect its nature, combining the author's love for and commitment to the importance of books and the knowledge they contain with thoughts on collecting them, lending them, teaching with them, and simply enjoying them: "That the Treasure of Wisdom is chiefly contained in books," "What we are to think of the price in the buying of books," "Who ought to be special lovers of books," and "Of the manner of lending all our books to students." The Prologue ends with the following thought: "And this treatise (divided into twenty chapters) will clear the love we have had for books from the charge of excess, will expound the purpose of our intense devotion, and will narrate more clearly than light all the circumstances of our undertaking. And because it principally treats of the love of books, we have chose after the fashion of the ancient Romans fondly to name it by a Greek word, Philobiblon." This volume offers modern bibliophiles a splendid edition of one of the first books ever to study, define, and, above all, praise their passion: the all-encompassing love of books.
The Way of a Virgin
Author: L. Brovan
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781530780839
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The Way of a Virgin: Being Excerpts from Rare, Curious and Diverting Books, Some Now for the First Time Done into English: To which Are Added Copious Explanatory Notes and Bibliographical References of Interest to Student, Collector and Psychologist : The Whole Introduced, Compiled and Edited By L. and C. Brovan. * * * * * From the introductory. IN devoting a volume to the romance and folk-lore of Virginity, it may not be inappropriate first to examine the psychology of a word and a quality as magical as they are misused. What is virginity? Is it the possession intact of that delicate piece of membrane, the poets' 'flos virginitatis' or is it some indescribable, intangible attribute in on sense dependent on physical perfection? Does it imply abstention from and ignorance of all sexual pleasures, or must it be a chastity which falls little short of stupid, even criminal, innocence?
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781530780839
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The Way of a Virgin: Being Excerpts from Rare, Curious and Diverting Books, Some Now for the First Time Done into English: To which Are Added Copious Explanatory Notes and Bibliographical References of Interest to Student, Collector and Psychologist : The Whole Introduced, Compiled and Edited By L. and C. Brovan. * * * * * From the introductory. IN devoting a volume to the romance and folk-lore of Virginity, it may not be inappropriate first to examine the psychology of a word and a quality as magical as they are misused. What is virginity? Is it the possession intact of that delicate piece of membrane, the poets' 'flos virginitatis' or is it some indescribable, intangible attribute in on sense dependent on physical perfection? Does it imply abstention from and ignorance of all sexual pleasures, or must it be a chastity which falls little short of stupid, even criminal, innocence?
Bibliotheca Heberiana ; Catalogue Of The Library Of The Late Richard Heber, Esq
Author: Richard Heber
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The Way of a Virgin
Author: L and C Brovan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781679505805
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
What is virginity? Edited by the pseudonymous L. and C. Brovan, and first published privately in 1922, "The Way of a Virgin" is an utterly strange book compiling excerpts from rare, curious and diverting books. This weird piece of erotica is devoted to the romance and folklore of Virginity. This volume contains copious explanatory notes and bibliographical references.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781679505805
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
What is virginity? Edited by the pseudonymous L. and C. Brovan, and first published privately in 1922, "The Way of a Virgin" is an utterly strange book compiling excerpts from rare, curious and diverting books. This weird piece of erotica is devoted to the romance and folklore of Virginity. This volume contains copious explanatory notes and bibliographical references.