Touch, Sexuality, and Hands in British Literature, 1740-1901

by Kimberly Cox

Book Overview

From Robert Lovelace's uninvited hand-grasps in Samuel Richardson's Clarissa to to Basil Hallward's first encounter with Dorian Gray, literary depictions of touching hands in British literature from the 1740s to the 1890s communicate emotional dimensions of sexual experience that reflect shifting cultural norms associated with gender roles, sexuality​, and sexual expression. But what is the relationship between hands, tactility, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032064757
• ISBN13: 9781032064758
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"