Torrid Zones: Maternity, Sexuality, and Empire in Eighteenth-Century English Narratives
(Part of the Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society Series)
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How did the creation of the "Other" woman in English narratives contribute to the displacement of sexuality onto the exotic or savage woman? How did this cultural invention reinforce the cult of domesticity at home? What were the social and economic forces driving the process? Among the first books to consider issues of empire in relation to literary texts of the eighteenth century, Torrid Zones offers a compelling revision of the history...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0801850754
ISBN13:9780801850752
Release Date:December 1995
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Length:248 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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