The making of Victorian sexuality
Mason, MichaelAuthor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
1994.
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.
Specialized.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Specialized.
Sex customs
Sexual ethics
Gender & Ethnic Studies
Social Sciences
Gender Studies & Sexuality