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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mason, Michael, 1941-2003
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1994.
Subjects:
Sex customs > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Sexual ethics > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Vie sexuelle > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Morale sexuelle > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Sex customs
Sexual ethics
Great Britain
1800-1899
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (338 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191671425
0191671428