Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction: The Repudiation of Pleasure 1
6. 1 James Joyce and the Scent of Modernity 33
7. 2 Stein’s Tickle 63
8. 3 Orgasmic Discipline 89
9. 4 Huxley’s Feelies 130
10. 5 The Impasse of Pleasure 162
11. 6 Blondes Have More Fun 209
12. Coda 236
13. Notes 245
14. Index 281