erotica
Sign in to savethumb|Illustration for Fanny Hill (1748) by [[Édouard-Henri Avril]] Erotica is art, literature or photography 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, monster, tentacle er
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Erotica is art, literature, or photography created to be sexually stimulating or arousing, taking forms like paintings, sculptures, films, and written works. While some people consider pornography a type of erotica, many distinguish between the two, and erotic content exists across numerous subgenres and artistic mediums.
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thumb|Illustration for Fanny Hill (1748) by [[Édouard-Henri Avril]] Erotica is art, literature or photography 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, monster, tentacle erotica and bondage erotica.
Curiosa are curiosities or rarities, especially unusual or erotic books. In the antiquarian book trade, pornographic works are often listed under "curiosa", "erotica" or "facetiae".