Love in a Dead Language

Name: Love in a Dead Language
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ISBN: 9780226756998

ISBN-10: 0226756998

ISBN-13: 9780226756998

Edition: 2000

Authors: Lee Siegel

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Love in a Dead Language is a love story, a translation of an Indian sex manual, an erotic farce, and a murder mystery rolled into one. Enticing the reader to follow both victims and celebrants of romantic love on their hypertextual voyage of folly and lust-through movie posters, upside-down pages, the Kamasutra: Game of Love board game, and even a proposed CD-ROM, Love in a Dead Language exposes the complicities between the carnal and the intellectual, the erotic and the exotic and, in the end, is an outrageous operatic portrayal of romantic love. "Rare is the book that makes one stop and wonder: Is this a literary masterpiece or do I need my head examined? But such is the alternately…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 10/1/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 408
Size: 0.60" wide x 0.89" long x 0.11" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Lee Siegelis professor of religious studies at the University of Hawaii. He is the author of many books, includingLove in a Dead Language,Who Wrote the Book of Love?, andLove and the Incredibly Old Man, all published by the University of Chicago Press.

Foreword by Anang Saighal I. Prolegomenon A. Abstract and Epitome B. Ideals and Fulfillment C. Subjects and Objects D. Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous E. Paramours and Comrades II. Fucking A. Mix and Match B. Squeeze and Squirm C. Kiss and Tell D-E. Tooth and Nail F. Poses and Postures G. Spanking and Moaning H. Topsy-turvy and Vice Versa I. The Oral Tradition J. Alpha and Omega III. Seduction A. The Pick B. The Trust C. The Come-on D. The Move E. The Kill IV. Wives and Mistresses A. The Older Wife B. The Younger Mistress V-VI. Whores and Adulterers A. The Stages of Love (Intentio Amatoris) B. The Kamasutra (Intentio Auctoris) C. Love in a Dead Language (Intentio Lectoris) VII. Esoterica…