Seduction and Betrayal

Seduction and Betrayal
Author: Elizabeth Hardwick
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2011-07-13
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1590174372

A vivid and provocative literary criticism of famous women writers from Virginia Woolf to Zelda Fitzgerald by a “gifted miniaturist biographer” (Joyce Carol Oates) The novelist and essayist Elizabeth Hardwick is one of contemporary America’s most brilliant writers, and Seduction and Betrayal, in which she considers the careers of women writers as well as the larger question of the presence of women in literature, is her most passionate and concentrated work of criticism. A gallery of unforgettable portraits—of Virginia Woolf and Zelda Fitzgerald, Dorothy Wordsworth and Jane Carlyle—as well as a provocative reading of such works as Wuthering Heights, Hedda Gabler, and the poems of Sylvia Plath, Seduction and Betrayal is a virtuoso performance, a major writer’s reckoning with the relations between men and women, women and writing, writing and life.

The Anatomy of Seduction

The Anatomy of Seduction
Author: Jack W. Hayford
Publisher: Gospel Light Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004
Genre: Adultery
ISBN: 9780830729692

Ideal for married and single adults who want biblical guidance on how to avoid seduction of the mind and body, this volume offers real-world solutions for protecting spiritual integrity in the face of contemporary society.

The Adulterer and Kama

The Adulterer and Kama
Author: Alka Pande
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-10-10
Genre: Adultery
ISBN: 9789354472039

'Until recent centuries―when Indian society turned prudish and hypocritical―the sexual sensibilities of society were derived from the kamashastras, which give sexuality pride of place in human experience... And in the kamashastras, it appears that adultery is considered almost a prerequisite for good, uninhibited sex that satisfies both partners.' In this delightfully mischievous book, a celebrated scholar of Indian art, aesthetics and sexuality brings us a selection of images from pre-modern India of men and women engaged in sex that is most probably adulterous: married men and women―and courtesans―having quick or leisurely secret liaisons. With a brilliant introduction providing the context, Alka Pande gives us thrilling visual evidence of secret, subversive love.

Sanctity & Seduction

Sanctity & Seduction
Author: Megan Ruth
Publisher:
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2021-07-22
Genre:
ISBN:

"I closed my eyes hoping this was all a dream and when I woke up again, I'd be in my own bed alone. No married supervisor, no infidelity. I heard him move beside me, and before I could open my eyes, I felt his lips press against mine. They were soft, contrasting the coarseness of his beard. This was definitely not a dream." Elijah is bewitched by Elena the moment she walks into his bar to apply for a job. The problem? He's been recently married to Erin whom he's been with for almost a decade. Elena prides herself in her strong moral compass, so why are her thoughts consumed by her married boss? Erin starts suspecting her perfect marital fantasy may be falling apart as she struggles to accept the realities around her. Will her love for Elijah blind her, or will she finally see the truth? Mind games, manipulation, marriage. A classic story of an affair with a twist - told through the perspectives of all three parties: the husband, wife and mistress. Who is the villain? You decide.