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Before the Deluge by Cornelis van Haarlem, 1615

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Pornography (colloquially known as porn or porno) has been defined as sexual subject material "such as a picture, video, or text" that is intended for sexual arousal. Made for the consumption by adults, pornography depictions have evolved from cave paintings, some forty millennia ago, to virtual reality presentations. A general distinction of adult content is made classifying it as pornography or erotica.

The oldest artifacts considered pornographic were discovered in Germany in 2008 CE and are dated to be at least 35,000 years old. Throughout the history of erotic depictions, various people made attempts to suppress them under obscenity laws, censor, or make them illegal. Such grounds and even the definition of pornography have differed in various historical, cultural, and national contexts. The Indian Sanskrit text Kama Sutra (3rd century CE) contained prose, poetry, and illustrations regarding sexual behavior, and the book was celebrated; while the British English text Fanny Hill (1748), considered "the first original English prose pornography," has been one of the most prosecuted and banned books. In the late 19th century, a film by Thomas Edison that depicted a kiss was denounced as obscene in the United States, whereas Eugène Pirou's 1896 film Bedtime for the Bride was received very favorably in France. Starting from the mid-twentieth century on, societal attitudes towards sexuality became more lenient in the Western world where legal definitions of obscenity were made limited. In 1969, Blue Movie became the first film to depict unsimulated sex that received a wide theatrical release in the United States. This was followed by the "Golden Age of Porn" (1969–1984). The introduction of home video and the World Wide Web in the late 20th century led to global growth in the pornography business. Beginning in the 21st century, greater access to the Internet and affordable smartphones made pornography more mainstream. (Full article...)

Erotica is literature or art that deals substantively with subject matter that is erotic, sexually stimulating or sexually arousing. Some critics regard pornography as a type of erotica, but many consider it to be different. Erotic art may use any artistic form to depict erotic content, including painting, sculpture, drama, film or music. Erotic literature and erotic photography have become genres in their own right. Erotica also exists in a number of subgenres including gay, lesbian, women's, bondage, monster and tentacle erotica.

The term erotica is derived from the feminine form of the ancient Greek adjective: ἐρωτικός (erōtikós), from ἔρως (érōs)—words used to indicate lust, and sexual love. (Full article...)

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Pornography has been defined as any material in varying forms, including texts, video, photos or audio that is consumed for sexual satisfaction and arousal of an individual or partnership. The effects of pornography on individuals or their intimate relationships have been a subject of research.

Scholars note that much of the research on the effects of pornography often confuses correlation with causation. (Full article...)

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Selected work of erotic literature

Two folios from a palm leaf manuscript of the Kamasutra text (Sanskrit, Devanagari script)

The Kama Sutra (/ˈkɑːmə ˈsuːtrə/; Sanskrit: कामसूत्र, pronunciation, Kāma-sūtra; lit. 'Principles of Love') is an ancient Indian Hindu Sanskrit texton sexuality, eroticism and emotional fulfillment. Attributed to Vātsyāyana, the Kamasutra is neither exclusively nor predominantly a sex manual on sex positions, but rather a guide on the art of living well, the nature of love, finding partners, maintaining sex life, and other aspects pertaining to pleasure-oriented faculties. It is a sutra-genre text with terse aphoristic verses that have survived into the modern era with different bhāṣyas (commentaries). The text is a mix of prose and anustubh-meter poetry verses.

Kamasutra acknowledges the Hindu concept of purusharthas, and lists desire, sexuality, and emotional fulfillment as one of the proper goals of life. It discussed methods for courtship, training in the arts to be socially engaging, finding a partner, flirting, maintaining power in a married life, when and how to commit adultery, sexual positions, and other topics. The text majorly dealt with the philosophy and theory of love, what triggers desire, what sustains it, and how and when it is good or bad.

The text is one of many Indian texts on Kama Shastra. It is a much-translated work in Indian and non-Indian languages, and has influenced many secondary texts that followed since the 4th-century CE, as well as the Indian arts as exemplified by the pervasive presence of Kama-related reliefs and sculpture in old Hindu temples. Of these, the Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Among the surviving temple, one in Rajasthan has all the major chapters and sexual positions sculpted to illustrate the Kamasutra. (Full article...)

List of selected works
The Autobiography of a Flea Fifty Shades of Grey Story of the Eye Story of O Fanny Hill Jin Ping Mei Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle Lady Chatterley's Lover The Songs of Bilitis The 120 Days of Sodom Lolita Tropic of Cancer (novel) Josephine Mutzenbacher Tijuana bible Emmanuelle (novel) Sex (book)

Slideshow of selected contemporary images

Image 1Pornographic actor and director Miles Long (submitted by self)
Image 2Karen McDougal
Image 3Michael Lucas, Nonie, Rafael Alencar, David Shankbone, and Ernesta Alamirano in Fire Island Pines
Image 4Xaviera Hollander, author and former Sex worker
Image 5Sculpture of Marilyn Monroe in Haugesund harbour, Norway

Image 5Sculpture of Marilyn Monroe in Haugesund harbour, Norway
Image 6Raylene
Image 7Audrey Hollander - American porn star
Image 8Playmate of the Year Claire Sinclair
Image 9American pornographic actor Ron Jeremy. One of top Porn Stars of All Time.
Image 10The COLT Studio Group, San Francisco
Image 11Pornographic DVDs, Japan, "Kawaii" section
Image 12Figure 12 in Zillmann, Dolf: "Effects of Prolonged Consumption of Pornography", included in the Report of the Surgeon General's Workshop on Pornography and Public Health, United States Public Health Service, Office of the Surgeon General, August 4, 1986
Image 13Lupe Fuentes
Image 14Michele_Merkin - Glamour photography
Image 15Transsexual pornographic actress Erica Andrews
Image 16Hugh Hefner with Karissa Shannon, Dasha Astafieva, and Kristina Shannon
Image 17World map showing laws of general pornography
Image 18Tila Tequila
Image 19Valentina Nappi at the AVN Awards Show, Las Vegas, Nevada on 21 January 2017
Image 20Playmate of the Year and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals spokesperson Pamela Anderson, signing DVDs at the USS Halsey
Image 21Hentai Manga, Japan
Image 22Playmate of the_Year Corinna Harney
Image 23Rocco Siffredi
Image 24Francois Sagat, Folsom Street Fair
Image 25Shy Love at AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2012
Image 26Playboy Playmate Alison Waite
Image 27Pornographic actress and cosplayer Tanya Tate as She-Ra
Image 28Daisy Marie posing with a fan at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2008
Image 29Jenna Jameson
Image 30Playmate of the Year Sara Jean Underwood
Image 31Silvia Saint, wearing a Bomis tee-shirt (a site previously run by Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia).
Image 32Example of Erotic photography
Image 33Swedish/Tanzanian Playmate of the Year Ida Ljungqvist
Image 34Rebeca Linares at AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2009
Image 35Dean Flynn and Chi Chi LaRue
Image 36Pierre Woodman filming in Australia
Image 37Katsuni - French pornographic actress.
Image 38Lisa Ann
Image 39Erotic actress and public health advocate Sharon Mitchell.
Image 40Joanna Jet - transsexual pornographic actress and director
Image 41Carmen Luvana, Adult Entertainment Expo 2008
Image 42Louise Glover
Image 43Cindy Margolis
Image 44Penthouse Pet Dani Daniels, wearing Penthouse key necklace
Image 45A Fluffer hands gay porn performers Jake Starr (seated) and Erik Grant (lying) items needed for a scene in the 2008 Lucas Entertainment production Pounding the Pavement.
Image 46Sean Michaels - pornographic actor.
Image 47Dana DeArmond
Image 48Hentai style of art, originally from Japan
Image 49Jessie Andrews
Image 50Bondage pornography, showing classic "wrist to ankle" rope hogtie. Other bondage methods depicted are breast bondage, elbow bondage, head to ankle tie, knees tied, and a crotch rope. Model is also wearing a muzzle gag.
Image 51Pornographic film set. Pictured from left to right: Cali Chase, Mikey Butders, and a photographer identified as "Nicole."

Slideshow of selected historical images

Image 1Erotic art, India, 18th century
Image 2A Mercury Priapus figure from Pompeii, ancient Rome
Image 3Johann Nepomuk Geiger, watercolor, 1840
Image 4Erotic art, 18th century India
Image 5Hadrian engaging in anal sex with Antinous in Egypt, portrayed by Édouard-Henri Avril.
Image 6Hokusai, Untitled (Plate No. 4) From the series Picture Book Patterns of Couples (Ehon tsui no hinagata), c. 1812
Image 7Lakshmana Temple, Khajuraho, India, taken by User:Ggia
Image 8Cunnilingus portrayed at Pompeii - Source: John R. Clarke: Ars Erotica. Darmstadt: Primus 2009
Image 9The Venus of Willendorf prehistoric sculpture
Image 10Miniature from 15th century Persian book
Image 11A rape scene by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (ca.1797-1861).
Image 12Erotic engraving supposedly after Agostino Carracci (1557–1602)
Image 13Illustration from Juliette by the Marquis de Sade.
Image 14Erotic scene. Rim of an Attic red-figure kylix, c. 510 BC., ancient Greece
Image 15Lakshmana Temple, Khajuraho
Image 16Silenus and maenad. Tondo of an Attic red-figure kylix, ca. 480 BC. From Vulci, ancient Greece
Image 17The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife, an erotic woodcut made circa 1820 by Hokusai.
Image 18Roman oil lamp portraying intercourse
Image 19Hokusai, Untamed Lion, From the series Picture Book Patterns of Couples (Ehon tsui no hinagata), c. 1812
Image 20Illustration from La Grande Danse macabre des vifs, Martin van Maële (1905)
Image 21Kama Sutra illustration (19th century?)
Image 22Two Lovers, by Reza Abbasi.
Image 23Erotic detail from the Vishwanath temple at the Khajuraho Group of Monuments
Image 24Indian Princess, by Richard Borrmeister [de] (1888?)
Image 25Kama Sutra illustration (19th century?)
Image 26Nineteenth century nude photograph.
Image 27Traditional pederastic courtship scene on an Athenian black-figure amphora from the 5th century B.C.
Image 28Classical Greek Bas Relief showing "Cowgirl" position
Image 29Shunga, Japan (ca 1750)
Image 30Kama Sutra illustration (19th century?)
Image 31Katsushika Hokusai, "The Adonis Plant (Fukujusô)" Woodblock, ca. 1815, Japan Shunga
Image 32Nights of Horror, panel by Joe Shuster (public domain)

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... that Jan Kochanowski's Fraszki is a 16th-century collection of almost 300 poems, ranging from anecdotes and epitaphs to obscenities and erotica?
... that Nickelodeon storyboard artists created a book with hundreds of pornographic drawings of SpongeBob SquarePants characters?
... that the pastor John Littlejohn went from selling pornographic literature to sailors as a youth to protecting the Declaration of Independence?
... that a pornographic screenplay about Jesus led to papal and royal condemnations, a firebombing, the writer's ban from the UK, and thousands of letters per week demanding the ban of a non-existent gay Jesus film?
... that zombie pornography emerged in the 1980s during a rise in the Italian sexploitation film industry?

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