The purpose of erotica -- The watchers and the watched: Voyeurism is the mainspring of erotica; the lovemaking of others strikes a chord in us all -- Shades of light and dark: Presents and contrasts the two faces of erotica and demonstrates the ambivalence of the sexual urge.
Summary
This second entry offers the same beautiful and daring mix of forbidden art (paintings, lithographs, drawings, watercolors, and photographs--many by masters of the form) with excerpts from banned books (the famous and the anonymous). Over illustrations, most in color.