Adultery as a Literary Theme (Identities and Issues in Literature)
Terminology
Discussion of adultery in literature must recognize a far-reaching network of terms and categories into which the term “adultery” fits, and in which it must be differentiated. On the one hand, there are terms such as “desire,” “passion,” “sexuality,” and “sexual liaison.” Taken by themselves, such terms could be encompassed by a category such as the erotic in literature, or even pornography. The identity involved is the individual’s alone. On the other hand, however, lie such terms as “marriage,” “family,” social contract and...
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