{"product_id":"amatory-pleasures-explorations-in-eighteenth-century-sexual-culture-9781474226431","title":"Amatory Pleasures: Explorations in Eighteenth-Century Sexual Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Julie Peakman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Modern - 18th Century\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEncompassing the long 18th century, \u003ci\u003eAmatory Pleasures\u003c\/i\u003e examines a broad and enticing variety of topics in the history of sexuality in Georgian times. It includes discussion of sexual perversion, criminal conversation, erotic gardens, gentlemen's homosocial societies, flagellation, pornography, writings of courtesans and the world of female friendship, revealing the secret or hidden meanings circulating between mainstream and covert activities of the 18th century. Julie Peakman draws connections between these pieces and situates them within current debates and examines how Georgian sexual activity was integrated from low life and high places, from brothels to palaces. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAimed at anyone interested in gender, history of sexuality, sex, literature and 18th-century history, \u003ci\u003eAmatory Pleasures\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable collection of the work of a key scholar in the field.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45082131103895,"sku":"9781474226431","price":9803.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781474226431.webp?v=1767634369","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/amatory-pleasures-explorations-in-eighteenth-century-sexual-culture-9781474226431","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}