"The orgy is an organized outburst of activity, the release of hysteria accumulated by restraint and restraint, and as such tends to be hysterical or cathartic in nature. Every kind of restraint produces its own tensions. Man is in the uncomfortable position to possess both civilized and animalistic impulses which must in one way or another be reconciled, usually at the expense of the latter.But the mounting pressure cannot be unlimitedly concentrated and ultimately leads to release from all kinds of tension, i.e. the orgy.. .” For literature, the arts, but also grammar, the interest in the erotic element is certainly not late at all, however geographically and culturally erotic and sexual mores seem to vary spectacularly over the centuries. With a similar mood, "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 time they were published, but mainly because they remain influential to this day dealing with -what else?- the most ancient of instincts.