Female Sexual Inversion
Same-Sex Desires in Italian and British Sexology, c. 1870-1920
Nonfiction, History, Italy, European General
| Author: | Chiara Beccalossi | ISBN: | 9780230354111 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | October 26, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | Chiara Beccalossi |
| ISBN: | 9780230354111 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | October 26, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
An examination of how female same-sex desires were represented in a wide range of Italian and British medical writings, 1870-1920. It shows how the psychiatric category of sexual inversion was positioned alongside other medical ideas of same-sex desires, such as the virago, tribade-prostitute, fiamma and gynaecological explanations.
An examination of how female same-sex desires were represented in a wide range of Italian and British medical writings, 1870-1920. It shows how the psychiatric category of sexual inversion was positioned alongside other medical ideas of same-sex desires, such as the virago, tribade-prostitute, fiamma and gynaecological explanations.
