Harry E. Wedeck

The Compendium of Erotica (eBook, ePUB)

Dictionary of Erotic Literature, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, and Love Potions Through the Ages

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Produktbeschreibung

Explore what sent hearts a flutter through the centuries in this compilation of erotic cultural and literary history.

Dictionary of Erotic Literature

Representing cultures around the world and spanning from ancient times to the twentieth century, this A-to-Z guide explores one of the most universal and enduring themes in literature. Entries range from Ovid's Ars amatoria, second-century Gnosticism, and ninth-century Arabian poets, all the way up to the explicit novels published in Paris in the 1960s.

As author Harry E. Wedeck explains in his introduction, a culture's artistic and literary depictions of eroticism reveal a great deal about their way of life. In Dictionary of Erotic Literature, Wedeck draws on this endlessly vast topic to present an illustrative sampling of authors, written works, and terminology that will be of value to any student of literature or cultural history.

Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs

From absinthe, almond soup, and Albertus Magnus to yarrow, yohimbine, and Émile Zola,

this authoritative reference volume covers knowledge of aphrodisiacs spanning centuries and drawn from literature, spirituality, and ancient science. Entries include edible substances believed to enhance sexual performance, gemstones thought to possess amorous charms, gods and goddesses of love from various myths, and historic figures who contributed to studies and thought on aphrodisiacs.

This dictionary reveals many intriguing ways for partners to enrich their relationships, including recipes to stimulate the gourmet lover using the many ingredients described in the book.

Love Potions Through the Ages

This survey explores the evolution of love potion practices in societies over the centuries and across the world. Separate chapters focus on ancient Greece, Rome, India, and the Orient, as well as the Middle Ages and modern times.

Wedeck relays the spiritual aspects of these concoctions as well as historical anecdotes about them. Recipes are also included, though Wedeck cautions that they are exclusively for academic purposes and not intended for personal use.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Philosophical Library/Open Road
• Seitenzahl: 1713
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. April 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781504076265
• Artikelnr.: 63714923

Autorenporträt

Harry E. Wedeck was a linguistic scholar of the classics, an observer of spheres beyond the norm, and a practicing witch. A native of Sheffield, England, Wedeck was chairman of the department of classical languages at Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn from 1935 to 1950 and then taught the classics at Brooklyn College until 1968. Afterward, he lectured on medieval studies at the New School for Social Research until 1974. Some of his excursions into the unusual remain available in reprint editions. They include Dictionary of Astrology, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, A Treasury of Witchcraft, and The Triumph of Satan.