THE HISTORY OF ORGES

An interesting study of the wild side of human nature

 "The orgy is an organized burst of activity, the venting of hysteria built up by restraint and restraint, and as such tends to be hysterical or cathartic in nature. Each type of constraint produces its own intensities. Man finds himself in the awkward position of possessing both civilized and animalistic instincts that must somehow be reconciled, usually to the detriment of the latter. But the increasing pressure cannot be concentrated indefinitely and eventually leads to release from all kinds of tension, namely the orgy…»

For literature, the arts, but also grammar, the interest in the erotic element is certainly not late at all, even if from a geographical and cultural point of view erotic and sexual mores seem to vary spectacularly over the centuries. With a similar attitude, Oxy publications attempt to introduce to the reading public a series of literary and essay titles that made their mark not only because they scandalized the era in which they were published, but mainly because they remain influential to this day dealing with – what else? – the most ancient of instincts.

The series opens with History of orgies of the English writer and intellectual Burgo Partridge (1935-1963), an in-depth historical study of the manifold manifestations of human sexuality.