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Mighty Lewd Books The Development of Pornography in Eighteenth-Century England

Mighty Lewd Books The Development of Pornography in Eighteenth-Century England

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Mighty Lewd Books describes the emergence of a new home-grown English pornography. Through the examination of over 500 pieces of British erotica, this book looks at sex as seen in erotic culture, religion and medicine throughout the long eighteenth-century, and provides a radical new approach to the study of sexuality.

Keywords

Social ScienceGender StudiesPsychologyHuman SexualityHistoryEuropeGreat BritainSocial HistoryLiterary CriticismWomen's Studies

2003Book

Author(s)Julie Peakman

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK

ISBN9781403915009

LanguageEnglish

SpringerLink Book

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