Research Catalog

Title

Manhood : the rise and fall of the penis / Mels van Driel ; [translated by Paul Vincent].

Author

Driel, Mels van, 1954-

Publication

London : Reaktion, c2009.

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Details

Additional Authors

Vincent, Paul (Paul F.)

Description

288 p. : ill., ports.; 25 cm.

Summary

"The ancient Greeks paraded enormous sculptural replicas in annual celebration of the penis; Freud theorized that women suffered penis envy. An undeniable, global symbol of power and virility since the beginning of humankind, the penis has been much discussed, gestured towards, and depicted, yet seldom understood outside folklore and popular culture's uneasy mix of self-deprecation and aggrandizement. Despite the penis's central role in human life or perhaps due to that role, many men seem to suffer in isolation or silence from some perceived inadequacy or affliction. That's where experienced urologist and sexologist Mels van Driel comes in. In Manhood he offers an unprecedented history of the penis - with answers to everything you ever wanted to know, and even some questions you'd never thought to ask." "In Manhood, van Driel presents the history of the male sexual organ from medical, psychological and cultural perspectives. Investigating the penis and its functions, from the scrotum to the glans, van Driel's work ranges from inguinal hernia to infertility, and from impotence to the speed of ejaculation. Psychological factors that have an impact on sexual experience, as well as contemporary phenomena such as cyber sex, are given enlightening treatment along the way." --Book Jacket.

Uniform Title

Geheime delen. English

Alternative Title

Geheime delen.

Subject

• Gender Identity
• Genital Diseases, Male > history
• Genital Diseases, Male > psychology
• Genitalia, Male
• Men > Sexual behavior
• Penis
• Sexual Behavior

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 274-280) and index.

Language (note)

• Translated from the Dutch.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The testicles and the scrotum -- The penis -- The prostate and seminal glands -- Testosterone and sperm -- Castration -- Ailments of the scrotum -- Ailments of the penis -- Voluntary and involuntary sterility -- Spilling one's seed -- Women -- Eroticism -- Conclusion : that wraps it up.

ISBN

• 9781861895424 (hbk.)
• 1861895429 (hbk.)

OCLC

318873603

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library