Botany, sexuality and women's writing, 17601830;from modest shoot to forward plant.

In this fascinating study, Samantha George explores the cultivation of the female mind and the feminised discourse of botanical literature in eighteenth-century Britain. In particular, she discusses British women's engagement with the Swedish botanist, Carl Linnaeus, and his unsettling discover...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: MANCHESTER : MANCHESTER UNIV Press, 2017.
Temas:
Linné, Carl von, > 1707-1778 > Influence.
Linné, Carl von, > 1707-1778
Linné, Carl von, > 1707-1778 > influenser.
Linné, Carl von (Biologe, > 1707-1778)
1700-1799
Botanical literature > Women authors > History > 18th century.
Botany in literature > History > 18th century.
Women botanists > History > 18th century.
Plants, Sex in > Early works to 1800.
Botanique dans la littérature > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Femmes botanistes > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Plantes > Sexualité > Ouvrages avant 1800.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
Botany in literature
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Plants, Sex in
Women botanists
Pflanzen
Geschlechtliche Fortpflanzung
Rezeption
Frauenliteratur
Kvinnliga botaniker > historia > 1700-talet > 1800-talet.
Engelsk litteratur > kvinnliga författare > historia > 1700-talet > 1800-talet.
Botanik i litteraturen.
Großbritannien
Early works
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Botany, sexuality and women's writing 1760-1830: From modest shoot to forward plant; Half Title Page; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 'The sweet flowers that smile in the walk of man': floral femininity and female education; 2 'Unveiling the mysteries of vegetation': botany and the feminine; 3 Sex, class and order in Flora's army; 4 Forward plants and wanton women: botany and sexual anxiety in the late eighteenth century; 5 'Botany in an English dress': British flora and the 'fair daughters of Albion'; Conclusion.
  • Appendix 1: Key of the Sexual SystemAppendix 2: Botanical poems by women; Bibliography; Index.

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