The Secrets of Generation: Reproduction in the Long Eighteenth Century

ISBN 10: 1442646969 / ISBN 13: 9781442646964

Published by University of Toronto Press, 2015

About this Item

pp. 544.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Secrets of Generation: Reproduction in the Long Eighteenth Century
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1442646969
• ISBN 13: 9781442646964
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

From theories of conception and concepts of species to museum displays of male genitalia and the politics of breastmilk, The Secrets of Generation is an interdisciplinary examination of the many aspects of reproduction in the eighteenth century.

Exploring the theme of generation from the perspective of histories of medicine, literature, biology, technology, and culture, this collection offers a range of cutting-edge approaches. Its twenty-four contributors, scholars from across Europe and North America, bring an international perspective to discuss reproduction in British, French, American, German, and Italian contexts.

The definitive collection on eighteenth-century generation and its many milieus, The Secrets of Generation will be an essential resource for studying this topic for years to come.

About the Author

Raymond Stephanson is a professor emeritus in the Department of English at the University of Saskatchewan.
Darren N. Wagner is a SSHRC postdoctoral fellow at McGill University. He received his doctorate in history from the University of York.