Project Gutenberg 2014-03-16 Public domain in the USA. 2060 Delvau, Alfred 1825 1867 Dictionnaire érotique moderne Produced by Charlene Taylor, Bibimbop, Hugo Voisard, Close@Hand and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Dictionnaire érotique moderne" by Alfred Delvau is a specialized lexicon on erotic language written in the mid-19th century. This work aims to catalog and explain a wide range of expressions related to eroticism that are not typically found in standard dictionaries. It serves as a guide to the colorful and often risqué vernacular used in intimate contexts, reflecting societal attitudes towards sexuality during its time. The opening of the book sets the stage for Delvau's ambitious project, as he discusses the absence of comprehensive erotic dictionaries prior to his work. He critiques the reluctance of past authors to address sexual language directly, suggesting that a lexicon of this nature is essential for both casual readers and scholars alike. Delvau emphasizes his commitment to honest and explicit language, stating that he avoids euphemisms and ambiguities to bring clarity to the terms of erotic discourse. He invites readers to view this dictionary as an insightful exploration of the language surrounding love and desire rather than simply a collection of obscene terms, highlighting the importance of such language in understanding the culture of his era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45150/45150-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Erotic literature French language -- Slang French language -- Terms and phrases French language -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. PC Text FR Séduction et libertinage Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature Browsing: Sexuality & Erotica Category: French Literature Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Category: Sexuality & Erotica 1223508 2025-06-18T10:25:39.517909 text/html 1239939 2024-10-24T03:56:01 text/html 812343 2025-06-18T10:26:19.190191 application/epub+zip 833843 2025-06-18T10:25:47.615837 application/epub+zip 403802 2025-06-18T10:25:43.325853 application/epub+zip 1188968 2025-06-18T10:26:32.118070 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1348898 2025-06-18T10:26:13.116179 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 988815 2022-09-20T15:34:40.795137 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 672171 2025-06-18T10:25:33.106919 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 652124 2024-10-24T03:56:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17691 2025-06-18T10:26:32.333080 application/rdf+xml 16321 2025-06-18T10:25:43.694821 image/jpeg 2707 2025-06-18T10:25:43.521841 image/jpeg 832647 2025-06-18T10:25:39.670900 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia