History of Erotic Art: Illustrated Edition

Author: (German) Edward Fox, translated by Yang Deyou
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Publishing Date: 2004-01-01
Features: The author, Edward Fox, a German art historian, was a scholar who used historical materialism to study and analyze art history as early as the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This work narrates the influence of the moral views and customs of different eras, nations, and ethnic groups on erotic art, critically exposing many flaws in European eroticism before the 20th century. The richness of factual materials and illustrations in this work is unparalleled among similar topics. The Chinese edition of this book is translated from the Russian version published in 1914. A peculiar "academic" work that discusses eternal themes in world art. For many centuries, artists, poets, and writers have strived to reflect the beauty of the human body and all that is associated with love and intimate relationships in their creations, while simultaneously exposing and mocking human sins, neglect of restraint, and lewd behavior. Edward Fox, the author, is a renowned German art historian who studied erotic murals in Europe from antiquity to the modern era, as well as illustrations in publications and patterns on utensils. He collected a vast amount of erotic material, using it as a basis to narrate the influence of the morals and customs of different eras, nations, and ethnic groups on erotic art.