Here all articles dealing with the five senses in the context of erotic literature are collected.
“The first thing I notice is the smell: of leather, wood, polish with a slight citrus scent.” E.L.James: Fifty shades of gray It takes E L James a page to describe Christian Grey’s “chamber of torments” before she moves forward in the plot. She begins her decided description with the smell of the room. When … Continue reading To describe the smell of rooms
Sandra at her desk, bent over some papers. I’m sitting in an armchair a few meters away, reading an erotic novel on my Kindle. I can hear her rustling the pages, occasionally hammering away at the keyboard of her laptop. She lets out a deep sigh that seems to come from deep within. Long drawn … Continue reading SOUNDS IN EROTIC LITERATURE
Her sweat smelled as fresh as sea wind, the tallow of her hair as sweet as nut oil, her sex like a bouquet of water lilies, her skin like apricot blossoms … and the combination of all these components resulted in a perfume so rich, so balanced, so magical, that everything Grenouille had smelled so … Continue reading Odors and their effects
For days now, I can’t get a liver spot out of my mind. Now it is not so that I would not have already seen many liver spots, quite also at piquant places. In this respect, I am a bit surprised that this image has haunted me since I first read about it. But there … Continue reading The function of physical details: Imogen’s liver spot
