Ovid's Lawrence on Sexuality - (English-Chinese Bilingual Reader)

Author: (Ancient Rome) Ovid, (England) Lawrence
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: A fusion of the works of two renowned masters of love and sexuality from ancient and modern times, both of which have been plagued with misfortune since their publication. In both Ancient Rome and 19th-century England, their works were criticized by moralists. However, the critics had to admit that the language and content of these two works were very bold, demonstrating the authors' profound knowledge of sexuality and psychology. "In a thousand women, not a single one can resist you" (On Winning Love), "You must make your lover restless, awakening the cooled flame" (On Keeping Love), "Let him be on edge, unsure of what is happening" (On Love Remedies), "A woman who fears surrendering to a conventional man will shamefully fall into the arms of a rogue"—Ovid advised young women. Lawrence's main works are all centered around the theme of "sexuality," aiming to showcase the "alienation" of modern people at the turn of the century. By emphasizing "chastity" and the "spiritual aspect" of sex, he created "sexual anxiety" between men and women; he believed that many of the problems of the Victorian era in England stemmed from "sexual repression," especially "female sexual repression"; he held that "sex is beauty" and "beauty is sex," that suppressing sex is suppressing beauty, and that hating sex is hating beauty. This book is recommended for the following groups of readers: lovers or experts of Western philosophy, lovers or opponents of Western civilization, "adults" with a formed worldview or "youths" with an unformed worldview, enthusiasts or lovers of cultural history, and high school and university students.