Holy shit a brief history of swearing - Mohr, Melissa (Oxford Oxford University Press, 2013)
To speak with Roman plainness : ancient Rome -- On Earth as it is in Heaven : the Bible -- Swearing God to pieces : the Middle Ages -- The rise of obscenity : the Renaissance -- The Age of Euphemism : the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries -- "Fuck 'em all" : swearing in the twentieth century and beyond.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-306).
Keywords: Swearing -- History; English language -- Obscene words -- History; English language -- Slang -- History; English language -- Social aspects -- History; English language -- History