英语词汇pornography的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

pornography; Porneius. Pornography is Greek for “writing of harlots,” the term probably deriving from the signs hung outside Greek brothels. Such writing can be divided into eroti- ca, which generally centers on “normal” heterosexual love, de- scribing it in detail, and exotica, centering on so-called abnor- mal sex, including sadism, masochism, and fetishism. Pornog- raphy can be found in elements of the Old Testament and the plays of Aristophanes and probably goes back far beyond them. The first masterpiece of English pornography is proba- bly John Cleland’s Memoirs of the Life of Fanny Hill (1749). Pornography has thrived only since the late 18th century, the English word itself first recorded in 1860, and authors of it since have been as varied as de Sade (see sadism), Swinburne, and Mark Twain. An excellent reference giving details and ti- tles is R. S. Reade’s Register Librorum Eroticorum (1936). Por- neius is a character in Greek legend who has been called “for- nication personified,” a good description, as his name comes from the Greek porneia, “fornication.” He was the son of An- agnus (inchastity), two of his brothers being Maechus (adul- tery), and Aselges (lasciviousness). Porneius tried to rape Ath- ena (maidenly chastity), after whom the Parthenon (Temple of the Maiden) was named, but the “martial maid” killed him with her spear.

词汇	pornography
词源	pornography; Porneius. Pornography is Greek for “writing of harlots,” the term probably deriving from the signs hung outside Greek brothels. Such writing can be divided into eroti- ca, which generally centers on “normal” heterosexual love, de- scribing it in detail, and exotica, centering on so-called abnor- mal sex, including sadism, masochism, and fetishism. Pornog- raphy can be found in elements of the Old Testament and the plays of Aristophanes and probably goes back far beyond them. The first masterpiece of English pornography is proba- bly John Cleland’s Memoirs of the Life of Fanny Hill (1749). Pornography has thrived only since the late 18th century, the English word itself first recorded in 1860, and authors of it since have been as varied as de Sade (see sadism), Swinburne, and Mark Twain. An excellent reference giving details and ti- tles is R. S. Reade’s Register Librorum Eroticorum (1936). Por- neius is a character in Greek legend who has been called “for- nication personified,” a good description, as his name comes from the Greek porneia, “fornication.” He was the son of An- agnus (inchastity), two of his brothers being Maechus (adul- tery), and Aselges (lasciviousness). Porneius tried to rape Ath- ena (maidenly chastity), after whom the Parthenon (Temple of the Maiden) was named, but the “martial maid” killed him with her spear.
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