Sexuality and Subordination: Interdisciplinary Studies of Gender in the Nineteenth Century

by Mendus, Susan; Rendall, Jane

• ISBN13: 9780203402788
• ISBN10: 0203402782
• Copyright: 2002-03-11
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

Using insights from history, literature, sociology and philosophy, Sexuality and Subordination examines the construction of gender in nineteenth century Britain and France.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Representations of Sexuality	p. 19
Introduction	p. 21
Notes	p. 24
Balzac's a Daughter of Eve and the Apple of Knowledge	p. 25
The Lady of Shalott in Art and Literature	p. 60
'sex' and 'Race': The Construction of Language and Image in the Nineteenth Century	p. 89
Sexuality, Subordination, and Feminism	p. 129
Introduction	p. 131
Friendship and Politics: Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon (1827-91) and Bessie Rayner Parkes (1829-1925)	p. 136
The Marriage of True Minds: The Ideal of Marriage in the Philosophy of John Stuart Mill	p. 171
Women's Biological Straitjacket	p. 192
Notes	p. 216
Privilege and Patriarchy: Feminist Thought in the Nineteenth Century	p. 221
Postscript	p. 248
Name and Title Index	p. 251
Subject Index	p. 257
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