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Beard fetish in early modern England : sex, gender, and registers of value / Mark Albert Johnston.

Van Pelt Library PR428.G43 J65 2011
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Johnston, Mark Albert.
Contributor:
Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)
Series:
Women and gender in the early modern world
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.
English literature.
Beards in literature.
Gender identity in literature.
Sex in literature.
Fetishism in literature.
Values in literature.
Beards--Social aspects--England--History--16th century.
Beards.
Beards--Social aspects--England--History--17th century.
Social aspects.
History.
England.
Physical Description:
xii, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:
Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2011]
Contents:
Introduction
Fetish and value
Beard value and manhood
The functional value of beardless boys
Re-evaluating bearded women
Devaluing the beard: half beards and hermaphrodites
Epilogue: transcending value.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781409405429
1409405427
9781409435693
1409435695
OCLC:
723141946

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