The sex of men in premodern Europe : a cultural history / Patricia Simons.
The sex of men in premodern Europe : a cultural history / Patricia Simons.
The sex of men in premodern Europe : a cultural history / Patricia Simons.
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Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Date
2011.
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N305.31/62
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English
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xv, 327 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Part I. Witnessing Men's Bodies: Paradigms Old and New: 1. How to be a man in early modern Europe; 2. The phallus: history and humour; 3. Material culture in late medieval and early modern Europe -- Part II. Projecting Male Sex: Models and Metaphors: 4. Physiology and anatomy; 5. Value and expenditu...
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Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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England
Date Published
2011.
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"While testicles were key signs of the male body and the penis was essential for emission, those markers had to work in conjunction with performative cues, such as standing erect while urinating, growing beards and discharging a certain kind of semen. Some of the most important behavioural signs of the gender of masculinity were thus tied to the bi...
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The sex of men in premodern Europe : a cultural history / Patricia Simons.
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Cambridge social and cultural histories.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-309) and index.
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N305.31/62
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74VvV77ZaN8b
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1107004918 (hardback)
9781107004917 (hardback)
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305.31
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991010016799702626
