Tag Archives: sexuality

Wilmot, Women, and Sexual Pleasure

Apparently the 17th century experienced a small boom in sex toys–which brings John Wilmot’s poetry to mind.

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Erotic Dreams of a Wild Sea

Dickinson’s “Wild Nights” is an astonishing love poem, perfect for Valentine’s Day.

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History’s Arc Bends Towards Kafka

The late Kundera has fascinating insights into how the novel has intersected with history.

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Hail 48 Years of Wedded Love

As Julia and I celebrate our 48th wedding anniversary, I am put in mind of Milton’s celebration of “wedded love.”

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Austen-Like Dating During Covid

Covid is disrupting our dating lives but may as a result have an up-side. Kundera, John Fowles, and Jane Austen explain.

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Milton: Sex as a Holy Sacrament

Spiritual Sunday  My wife has been researching her Moravian past prior to a heritage trip to the Czech Republic and other important Moravian way stations in the trek to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where Julia’s ancestors landed. Some of these ancestors were missionaries who made their way to Grace Hill, Iowa, where Julia grew up. Julia reported […]

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Shakespeare for a Midsummer Wedding

A couple of years ago a former student opted for a “Midsummer Night’s Dream”-themed wedding. For many reasons, it was a perfect choice.

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Desire Intensified by Separation

In my current living relationship, I see my wife for only short periods every two or three months. A passage in John Fowles’s “French Lieutenant Woman” is helping me get through the long absences.

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