Introduction -- Romantic science and the perversification of sexual pleasure -- Historicizing perversion: perversity, perversion, and the rise of function in the biological sciences -- One sex or two? Nervous bodies, romantic puberty, and the natural origins of perverse desires -- The perverse aesthetics of romanticism: purposiveness with purpose -- Fiery joys perverted to ten commands: William Blake, the perverse turn, and sexual liberation -- Byron, epic puberty, and polymorphous perversity
Summary
Richard C. Sha's revealing study considers how science shaped notions of sexuality, reproduction, and gender in the Romantic period
Analysis
"Multi-User"
Notes
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-345) and index
