Education of the Senses
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Education of the Senses is a historical study by Peter Gay that explores the evolution of bourgeois attitudes toward sexuality and intimacy in 19th-century Europe.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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historical study ⓘ |
| author | Peter Gay ⓘ |
| authorNationality | German-American ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | historian ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| examines |
erotic practices and norms
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gender roles in bourgeois society ⓘ marriage and family relations ⓘ private life of the bourgeoisie ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
bourgeois attitudes toward intimacy
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bourgeois attitudes toward sexuality ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural history
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history ⓘ social history ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | psychohistorical approach ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Sigmund Freud
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psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century non-fiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
19th-century Europe
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bourgeois culture ⓘ intimacy ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of Victorian sexuality
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reinterpretation of bourgeois respectability ⓘ |
| partOf | The Bourgeois Experience: Victoria to Freud ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | Volume 1 ⓘ |
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Pleasure Wars
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The Cultivation of Hatred ⓘ The Naked Heart ⓘ The Tender Passion ⓘ |
| spatialCoverage | Europe ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general educated readers
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scholars of history ⓘ students of cultural studies ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 19th century ⓘ |
| usesMethod | psychoanalytic interpretation ⓘ |
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