Domestic Dangers: Women, Words, and Sex in Early Modern London by Laura Gowing

Domestic Dangers: Women, Words, and Sex in Early Modern London

Laura Gowing

312 pages paperback 1996

3 editions

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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What else is woman but a foe to friendship ... a domestic danger.' These words, taken from a biblical commentary by St John Chrysostom, are frequently quoted in early modern literature, showing that sexual morality was central to the patriarchal s...

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