Botany, sexuality and women's writing 1760-1830 : from modest shoot to forward plant /: from modest shoot to forward plant. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Samantha George.
• Authors: Dr, George, Sam
• Contents: List of figuresAcknowledgementsIntroduction1. ‘The Sweet Flowers that Smile in the Walk of Man’: floral femininity and female education2. ‘Unveiling the mysteries of vegetation’: botany and the feminine3. Sex, class and order in Flora’s army4. Forward plants and wanton women: botany and sexual anxiety in the late eighteenth century5. ‘Botany in an English dress’: British flora and the ‘fair daughters of Albion’ConclusionAppendices: Botanical poems by womenBibliographyIndex
• Publisher Details: Manchester : Manchester University Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 809.9355808209033; Botanical literature -- Authorship -- History -- 18th century; Botanical literature -- History and criticism; Plants, Sex in; Women botanists -- History -- 18th century; Botany in literature -- History -- 18th century; Influence
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781526130174
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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