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Pregnant women in the past had sex, yet we know nearly nothing about their sexual desires, or what people thought about sex during pregnancy. While there is much research on the sexual maternal body, studies of pregnancy and sex are lacking. This Palgrave Pivot provides the first history of pregnant women’s sexuality in England from 1550 to 1800, with discussion of Northern European perspectives on pregnancy sex. It explores a range of medical literature for descriptions of pregnancy and sexuality, including popular medical and midwifery books, as well as Latin scientific treatises. Alongside these texts, it considers popular culture materials including novels, ballads, pornography, marital guides, and diaries and correspondence. Drawing on methodologies from gender and queer history, the book attempts to locate pregnant women’s articulations of desire in this period. Moreover, the book reveals the paradoxical nature of early modern attitudes to sex and pregnancy: women’s gravid sexuality was portrayed as natural and desirable, but also excessive, potentially dangerous and disruptive to the foetus. 
Pages
163 pages
Collection
n.c
Parution
2025-11-23
Marque
Palgrave Macmillan
EAN papier
9783032056511
EAN PDF
9783032056528
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Nombre pages copiables
1
Nombre pages imprimables
16
Taille du fichier
9851 Ko
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42,79 €
EAN EPUB
9783032056528
Informations sur l'ebook
Nombre pages copiables
1
Nombre pages imprimables
16
Taille du fichier
9830 Ko
Ce livre est accessible aux handicaps Voir les informations sur l'accessibilité
Prix
42,79 €

Paige Donaghy is McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne, Australia. She is a historian of reproduction, medicine, and gender and sexuality in Europe c.1550-1850.

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