x, 280 p. + index. 22 cm. B&w illustrations. Purple hardcover in aqua dustjacket. Spine ends a bit chipped. Various authors' eye-opening essays on erotica, pregnancy, homosocial desire, Fanny Hill, libertinism, rape, man-midwives, and gender boundaries, 18th-century style.

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Title

Sexual underworlds of the Englightenment

Publisher

University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill

Publication Date

1988

ISBN 10

0807817821

ISBN 13

9780807817827

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near fine

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An exploration of the unknown dimensions of Enlightenment sexuality, which describes lesbianism and homosexuality in their historical contexts, public prurience and fascination with the sexually bizarre, pornography, prostitution and the victims of sexual malpractices and repression.

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