by A . D . Harvey (Author)
Using the evidence of medical texts, trial records, government statistics, pamphlets, autobiographies, novels, poems, plays, dress fashions, pornographic engravings and paintings by members of the Royal Academy, this book shows how the eighteenth century constructed the stereotype of female purity and passivity which was to be inherited by the Victorians.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: Revised
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 25 Oct 2001
ISBN 10: 1842122738
ISBN 13: 9781842122730
Book Overview: Very wide range of sources used Scholarly and fun Author has published many articles on the history of sex Fully illustrated with contemporary illustrations First paperback publication