Conceptualising the erotic: metaphor in the Sumerian “Love Songs” by Carr, C

“…I also lay out my approach taken in analysing the metaphorical language of the “Love Songs”; this includes reading these compositions explicitly as erotic poetry, with a deliberate focus on the female expression of desire and pleasure in the corpus (1.3), as well as the methodological approach taken in analysing metaphor in Sumerian (1.4 and 1.5).…”

Remy de Gourmont and the crisis of erotic idealism by Pruett, R

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Troll sex: youth, old age, and the erotic in Old Norse-Icelandic narratives of the supernatural by Roby, MH

“…I examine the ghostly sexual assault of a teenage girl in <em>Heiðarvíga saga</em>, an attack that is partly blamed on her nascent erotic volatility. I then consider a maiden-king episode from <em>Sigrgarðs saga frækna</em>, which conversely defends young women’s active engagement in the marital and sexual spheres.…”

Sisters in Crime: Women and illicit sexual affairs in late imperial Chinese erotic fiction by Wai, C

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情色吊诡 ：《肉蒲团》 的肉身救赎与明清艳情小说 = Paradoxical erotica : savagery and salvation in the carnal prayer mat and the Ming-Qing erotic novel by 黄凯德 Wong, Koi Tet.

“…What is less known, however, is the flourishing of the genre of erotic novels and short stories,with its savagely direct but paradoxically apologetic depiction of sexual stories. …”
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Complicity in fin-de-siècle literature by Craske, H

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Erōs and logos: psychic intercourse and reproduction in Plato’s Phaedrus by Parkinson, M

“…The analysis brings into focus Plato’s take on the value of erotic desire in the philosophical life as both the driving force toward, and the visionary insight of, Beauty itself. …”

"Wounded harts": metaphor and desire in the epic-romances of Tasso, Sidney, and Spenser by Phelps, PC

“…For Spenser, body fracture and erotic wounding are analogic (indeed, almost indistinguishable), and <em>The Faerie Queene</em> investigates the prospect that confusing these analogies can become an empowering, even revelatory experience. …”

Queering the queer: an exploration of how gay celibate asceticism can renew and inform the role of desire in contemporary Anglican theology by Bennett, DAC

“…This queerness uses creation in enjoyment of God and invents a new ‘category’ of erotic martyrdom which Augustine leaves space for in De Sancta Virginitate. …”

Critical discourse and semiotic analyses of the changes in the roles and representations of women in action movies across three eras of Hollywood by Abdali Dehchenari, Maryam

“…Findings show that over time, women have had the opportunity to play roles reflecting a greater variety of professional occupations. Romance and eroticism have prevailed over all three eras; however, romantic and erotic roles for women have become more multifaceted in the new Hollywood era. …”
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Rewriting of Jin Ping Mei in English : eroticism or exoticism by Tan, Sin Ger

“…The banning of the novel in China since the early Qing Dynasty is attributable to its classification as an erotic novel. To most literati and academics, it is not an erotica. …”
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Hotel archiphilia by Jusczyk, Thaddeus P

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The Ovidian love elegy in England by Carey, J

“…A detailed analysis is made of the Ovidian erotic code, as contained in the <u>Amores</u>, the <u>Ars</u> and the <u>Remedia</u>, and other of the <u>Amatoria</u> such as the <u>Heroides</u> and the pseudo-Ovidiun <u>Pulex</u>, demonstrating inter-relationships between these works, and also any correspondences to particular components of Ovid's code in the works of earlier Greek and Roman love-poets.…”

The Qiyan in the early Abbasid period by Caswell, FM

“…Another theme is that the introduction of the <em>qiy̅an</em> into the Abbasid cultural life led to the development of elegiac-erotic poetry. A parallel review of the musical scene, with special reference to some leading exponents, shows the influence of the <em>qiy̅an</em> in the development of new “popular”, unconventional styles of singing. …”

The symbolism and rhetoric of hair in Latin elegy by Burkowski, J

“…Chapter 4 examines the use of images of loose hair (especially images of dishevelled mourning) to suggest connotations ranging from the erotic to the pathetic, and focuses on the effects the elegists achieve by using a single image to communicate multiple implications. …”

The treatment of men towards women in the works of Che Husna Azhari by Johari, Nenny Djuhara

“…The first part is the perception of Women as Erotic la femme objet where the primary discussion is on women’s sexuality. …”
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MITOS PEREMPUAN MODERN �Tank top� dan Representasi Perempuan dalam Video Musik �Teruskanlah� Agnes Monica dan �Mari Bercinta� Aura Kasih by , Fionna Christabella, , Prof. Dr. Heru Nugroho

“…By using a approach to semiotic of myth (ideology), it can be found in a variety of denotation meanings on the first level of signification and connotation at the second level of signification, i. e. â��independence,â�� â��autonomy,â�� â��erotic.â�� It is none other than the intervetion of capitalism and pasca-colonial ideology that made up the history of modernity. …”

Figures of love: amor from antiquity to the Italian middle ages by Bowen, R

“…Rather than seeking to separate and divide the multitude of meanings that crowd around this single noun, this thesis focuses on the threads of continuity that bring the sacred and secular into touch, placing love on a spectrum of meanings—from the erotic to the divine—that often defy clear categorisation. …”

Monitoring desire by Magid, Jill S. (Jill Stephanie), 1973-

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D.H Lawrence's mysticism : a study of Lawrence's metaphysics in 'Women in Love' with reference to Mawalana Rumi and other Persian Sufi masters by Khan, Dolat

“…In his writings Lawrence suggests a sacred dimension to erotic love and uses a mystical language to describe such experiences of human love and intimacy. …”
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