Sexualities and sexual acts as narrative devices have enjoyed a high status in literature throughout history and across cultures; what is fluctuating is an era’s, culture’s or society’s attitude to sex and the resulting connotations expressed in fiction. Sex as a literary trope can have multifaceted narrative functions: from aesthetics to symbolic action, from porn to power plays.
In this seminar we will study and discuss a chosen range of US-American literary texts from the early 20th to early 21st century. We will seek to conceptualize sex as a vehicle for narrative strategies and intentions depending on literary modes, cultural backgrounds and gender perspectives.
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