Mighty Lewd Books: The Development of Pornography in Eighteenth-Century England

Peakman, J.

Mighty Lewd Books describes the emergence of a new home-grown English pornography. Through the examination of over 500 pieces of British erotica, this book looks at sex as seen in erotic culture, religion and medicine throughout the long eighteenth-century, and provides a radical new approach to the study of sexuality.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2003-06-24

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781403915009

DOI: 10.1057/9780230512573

Dimensions: 229cm x152cm

Pages: 263