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词条 Imaginative Sex
释义

  1. Publication

  2. Outline

  3. References

     Notes  Further reading 

  4. External links

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Imaginative Sex is a non-fiction book by John Norman which includes a list of male-dominant heterosexual BDSM-type sexual fantasy scenarios, and suggested guidelines as to how a couple can act them out in order to improve their sex life.

Publication

First published in paperback form in 1974 by fiction publisher DAW Books, the then-publisher of Norman's Gor series (and distributed through the same channels as the science-fiction and fantasy paperbacks in DAW's line), the book was republished in 1997 with a new foreword by noted BDSM author Pat Califia. According to Califia, the original 1974 edition of the book "was one of the first above-ground nonfiction books to offer a rationalization for dominant/submissive role-playing and some instructions about how to do it". However, the book does not use the terminology which later became common in BDSM circles "for the very simple reason that the jargon and conventions we take for granted had not been created when he wrote the book". While Norman focuses exclusively on male-dominant heterosexual couples, "Imaginative Sex could, however, be used by readers of any sexual orientation or gender", according to Califia, since "Norman is very good at pinpointing archetypal situations that are ideal for building the tension and polarization crucial to a good scene" and "It's fairly easy to adapt these scenarios to any S/M or D/S relationship".[1][2]

Outline

In the book, Norman states that one of his goals as a writer is to allow people's imaginations to become "sexually liberated". He encourages married couples to use sexual fantasies and role playing in order to enliven their sex lives and explore the mental and spiritual aspects of sexual intercourse. While Norman defends his male-dominant psycho-sexual theories (which also underlie the Gor books), it is notable that he does not advise couples to attempt to adopt the customs and institutions of the fictional planet Gor in any literal or simplistic way. Norman places more emphasis on "pair-bonding" and stable heterosexual relationships than in the Gor books, and when fantasy-scenario whippings are to be enacted, for example, Norman recommends that the man sharply clap his hands together, "while the slave reacts as if being whipped".[2][3]

References

Notes

1. ^{{cite web|title=Violence and Utopia: John Norman and Pat Califia|work=Utopian Studies|date=2000-01-01|author=Peter Fitting|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_7051/is_1_11/ai_n28818960/}}
2. ^"No Fantasy, Please, We're Americans: A Foreword by a Feminist", introduction by Pat Califia to 1997 edition of Imaginative Sex
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://theadvocates.org./celebrities/john-norman.html|title=John Norman — Libertarian|author=Bill Winter|publisher=Advocates for Self-Government|date=2007-05-20|accessdate=2008-01-02 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071205010312/http://www.theadvocates.org/celebrities/john-norman.html |archivedate = 2007-12-05}}

Further reading

{{Refbegin}}
  • {{cite book|author=John Norman|title=Imaginative Sex|others=foreword by Pat Califia|location=New York|publisher=Masquerade|year=1997|isbn=0759217289}}
  • {{cite news|title=Comments on John Norman's Imaginative Sex|author=Rick Umbaugh|work=The Crystal Bridge|date=March 2003|url=http://the-o-zine.com/crystalb/Mar_2003/norman1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202003522/http://the-o-zine.com/crystalb/Mar_2003/norman1.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=2017-02-02}}
  • {{cite encyclopedia|article=John Norman|encyclopedia=Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction|author=Kirk H. Beetz|pages=1359–1361|year=1996|publisher=Beacham Pub.|isbn=0933833385}}
  • Essay on Imaginative Sex by "Luther" (hosted on official John Norman author site)
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External links

  • {{isfdb title|id=23210|title=Imaginative Sex}}
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