Author: Henry ManPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Mr. Bentley, the Rural Philosopher
Author: Henry ManMr. Bentley: Or, the Rural Philosopher. A Tale ..
Author: Henry ManA Dictionary of the Anonymous and Pseudonymous Literature of Great Britain....
Author: Samuel HalkettA Catalogue of an Extensive and Curious Collection of Books in Every Language, and Class of Literature; Containing Two Entire Valuable Libraries, ... The Sale Will Begin on Monday, the 13th of February, 1792, by Benjamin White and Sons, ...
Author: Benjamin White and SonPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Anonyms
Author: William CushingPublisher:
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Category : Anonyms and pseudonyms, American
Languages : en
Pages : 842
Book Description
A catalogue of the entire and valuable library of J. Ives ... with the valuable library of another gentleman ... which will be sold by auction, etc. MS. prices
Author: John IVES (Suffolk Herald.)Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
The Origins of Sex
Author: Faramerz DabhoiwalaPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019993939X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
A man admits that, when drunk, he tried to have sex with an eighteen-year-old girl; she is arrested and denies they had intercourse, but finally begs God's forgiveness. Then she is publicly hanged alongside her attacker. These events took place in 1644, in Boston, where today they would be viewed with horror. How--and when--did such a complete transformation of our culture's attitudes toward sex occur? In The Origins of Sex, Faramerz Dabhoiwala provides a landmark history, one that will revolutionize our understanding of the origins of sexuality in modern Western culture. For millennia, sex had been strictly regulated by the Church, the state, and society, who vigorously and brutally attempted to punish any sex outside of marriage. But by 1800, everything had changed. Drawing on vast research--from canon law to court cases, from novels to pornography, not to mention the diaries and letters of people great and ordinary--Dabhoiwala shows how this dramatic change came about, tracing the interplay of intellectual trends, religious and cultural shifts, and politics and demographics. The Enlightenment led to the presumption that sex was a private matter; that morality could not be imposed; that men, not women, were the more lustful gender. Moreover, the rise of cities eroded community-based moral policing, and religious divisions undermined both church authority and fear of divine punishment. Sex became a central topic in poetry, drama, and fiction; diarists such as Samuel Pepys obsessed over it. In the 1700s, it became possible for a Church of Scotland leader to commend complete sexual liberty for both men and women. Arguing that the sexual revolution that really counted occurred long before the cultural movement of the 1960s, Dabhoiwala offers readers an engaging and wholly original look at the Western world's relationship to sex. Deeply researched and powerfully argued, The Origins of Sex is a major work of history.
The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal
Author: Collected Books
Author: Allen AhearnPublisher: eBookIt.com
ISBN: 1883060141
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 517
Book Description
An introduction to and advice on book collecting with a glossary of terms and tips on how to identify first editions and estimated values for over 20,000 collectible books published in English (including translations) over the last three centuries-about half are literary titles in the broadest sense (novels, poetry, plays, mysteries, science fiction, and children's books); and the other half are non-fiction (Americana, travel and exploration, finance, cookbooks, color plate, medicine, science, photography, Mormonism, sports, et al).
Monthly Review
Author: George Edward GriffithsPublisher:
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Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 668
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