Sexual restraint and aesthetic experience in victorian literary decadence
Auteur :
Green, Sarah
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108831512
Date de publication :
9 mars 2023
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
580 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Can sexual restraint be good for you? Many Victorians thought so. This book explores a surprisingly positive view of restraint in an unlikely place: late nineteenth-century Decadence. It reads Decadent texts alongside medical manuals, periodicals, and adverts, finding representations of restraint as healthy, productive, and aesthetically enriching.