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

by Laura Gowing

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 society of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century
England. In this fascinating and original book, Laura Gowing considers what gender difference meant in the practice of daily life, examining the working of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198207638
• ISBN13: 9780198207634
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.5"