(p.49) 4 The Modern Era
(p.49) 4 The Modern Era
This chapter examines pornography and obscenity in the modern era, which encompasses period from the late 1600s through the 1700s or even into the 1800s. It first considers the growth in availability and popularity as well as the increase in regulation of obscene materials in England, along with the explanations for the increase in regulation of pornography. It then looks at the surge in the production of pornography in the 1740s and goes on to discuss how obscenity regulation became the subject of civil law. It also explores how the new combination of shame and access increased public concern over the widespread availability of pornography, various concerns about masturbation, and the connection between concerns over evolution and concerns over pornography.
Keywords: pornography, obscenity, obscene materials, England, regulation, civil law, shame, masturbation, evolution
NYU Press Scholarship Online requires a subscription or purchase to access the full text of books within the service. Public users can however freely search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book and chapter.
Please, subscribe or login to access full text content.
If you think you should have access to this title, please contact your librarian.
To troubleshoot, please check our FAQs, and if you can't find the answer there, please contact us.
