The Secrets of Generation: Reproduction in the Long Eighteenth Century

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Raymond Stephanson, Darren Wagner
University of Toronto Press, Nov 26, 2015 - History - 584 pages

From theories of conception and concepts of species to museum displays of male genitalia and the politics of breastmilk, The Secrets of Generation is an interdisciplinary examination of the many aspects of reproduction in the eighteenth century.

Exploring the theme of generation from the perspective of histories of medicine, literature, biology, technology, and culture, this collection offers a range of cutting-edge approaches. Its twenty-four contributors, scholars from across Europe and North America, bring an international perspective to discuss reproduction in British, French, American, German, and Italian contexts.

The definitive collection on eighteenth-century generation and its many milieus, The Secrets of Generation will be an essential resource for studying this topic for years to come.

 

Contents

Introduction
3
Generation Species Breeding
35
Fetus Child Mother
165
Pathologies Body Parts Display
297
Attitudes Tropes Satire
415
List of Contributors
531
Index
533
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About the author (2015)

Raymond Stephanson is a professor emeritus in the Department of English at the University of Saskatchewan.

Darren N. Wagner is a SSHRC postdoctoral fellow at McGill University. He received his doctorate in history from the University of York.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Secrets of Generation: Reproduction in the Long Eighteenth Century
EditorsRaymond Stephanson, Darren Wagner
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press, 2015
ISBN1442666935, 9781442666931
Length584 pages
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History / Europe / General
History / General
Literary Criticism / European / General
Literary Criticism / General
Medical / History
Philosophy / General
Philosophy / History & Surveys / General
  
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