The making of Victorian sexuality sexual behaviour and its understanding /

This study attempts to overturn the orthodox modern picture of prudery and puritanism during the Victorian era, and to present instead a Victorian sexual code which was intelligently embraced by wealthy and poor alike as part of a humane and progressive vision of society's future.

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Mason, Michael
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1994.
Zusammenfassung:
This study attempts to overturn the orthodox modern picture of prudery and puritanism during the Victorian era, and to present instead a Victorian sexual code which was intelligently embraced by wealthy and poor alike as part of a humane and progressive vision of society's future.
Umfang:
1 online resource (338 p., [8] p. of plates) : ill., maps.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780191671425 (ebook) :
Schlagworte:
Sex customs > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Sexual ethics > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
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