Amatory Pleasures - Explorations in Eighteenth-Century Sexual Culture

Encompassing the long 18th century, Amatory Pleasures examines a broad and enticing variety of topics in the history of sexuality in Georgian times. It includes discussion of sexual perversion, criminal conversation, erotic gardens, gentlemen''s homosocial societies, flagellation, pornography, writings of courtesans and the world of female friendship, revealing the secret or hidden meanings circulating between mainstream and covert activities of the 18th century. Julie Peakman draws connections between these pieces and situates them within current debates and examines how Georgian sexual activity was integrated from low life and high places, from brothels to palaces.Aimed at anyone interested in gender, history of sexuality, sex, literature and 18th-century history, Amatory Pleasures is an invaluable collection of the work of a key scholar in the field.>

Product details

• Authors: Julie Peakman, Julie (Birkbeck Peakman, Peakman Julie
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2016
• EAN: 9781474226431
• ISBN: 978-1-4742-2643-1
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Europäische Geschichte, Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, Sex und Sexualität, soziale Aspekte, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, 18. Jahrhundert (1700 bis 1799 n. Chr.), Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Soziologie: Familie und Beziehungen, Sociology, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history, Sociology: sexual relations, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, C 1700 To C 1800, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Sexuality