Open AccessEr det frækt at være fræk? - En litteraturhistorisk baseret diskussion af obskøne ords brug
Author(s) -
M. Pontoppidan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
slagmark
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1904-8602
pISSN - 0108-8084
DOI - 10.7146/sl.v0i61.104059
Subject(s) - offensive , affect (linguistics) , theology , psychology , art , philosophy , mathematics , communication , operations research
This article discusses the status of obscene words, looking in particular at their relation to the erotic sphere. Are these words sexually arousing, or rather the opposite? And why do they affect us as they do? An analysis of this question conducted by C. S. Lewis and including historical examples, is compared with D. H. Lawrence’s project in Lady Chatterley’s lover, where he re-evaluates obscenity by attempting to actively change its use from offensive to endearing.