Aphrodisiacs, Fertility and Medicine in Early Modern England
Author:   Jennifer Evans (Royalty Account)
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Volume:   v. 89
ISBN:  

9780861933242


Pages:   225
Publication Date:   18 September 2014
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Jennifer Evans (Royalty Account)
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint:   Royal Historical Society
Volume:   v. 89
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9780861933242


ISBN 10:   0861933249
Pages:   225
Publication Date:   18 September 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Introduction Texts, Readers and Markets The Reproductive and the Infertile Body Provoking Lust and Promoting Conception Enchanted Privities and Provokers of Lust Aphrodisiacs, Miscarriage and Menstruation Conclusion Bibliography

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This is a highly readable, thought-provoking account of the role aphrodisiacs played in England from c. 1600-1800 in ensuring not just a lusty appetite for sex but also a healthy conception and pregnancy. Highly recommended. CHOICE


An engaging and thorough analysis of the changing role of aphrodisiacs in early modern England. PARERGON This is a highly readable, thought-provoking account of the role aphrodisiacs played in England from c. 1600-1800 in ensuring not just a lusty appetite for sex but also a healthy conception and pregnancy. Highly recommended. CHOICE


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Jennifer Evans is a senior lecturer in History at the University of Hertfordshire. Her academic research is focused on the body, medicine and gender and covers the period 1550-1750\. To date her research has examined the understanding of infertility and its treatments in early modern England.

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