Education of the Senses
Download or Read eBook Education of the Senses PDF written by Peter Gay and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1999 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Peter Gay |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 586 |
Release | : 1999 |
ISBN-10 | : 0393319040 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780393319040 |
Rating | : 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Education of the Senses by : Peter Gay
Book excerpt: Education of the Senses is the first volume in Peter Gay's panoramic study of the European and American middle classes from the 1820s to the outbreak of World War I. Drawing on psychoanalytic insights and a rich array of primary sources, Gay reexamines the sexual behavior and attitudes of the Victorians, overturning a myriad of stereotypes, especially about women. Book jacket.