Sexuality and Subordination uses the insights of a range of
disciplines to examine the construction of gender in
nineteenth-century Britain and France. With contributions from
history, literature, sociology and philosophy, its
interdisciplinary approach demonstrates the extent to which a
common focus can illuminate problems inaccessible to any single
discipline. 'Victorianism' is generally understood to mean sexual
double standards, hypocrisy and prudery among the middle classes.
But, as this collection shows, the representation of sexuality in
the nineteenth century was more diverse and complex than is
sometimes realized. Both art and literature point to the deployment
of sexual metaphors and imagery, and the language of educated
public opinion was shaped by the dichotomy between mind and matter,
between rationality and sexuality. The contributors to this volume
explore how women, in questioning their subordination, had to
challenge a construction of femininity which imposed sexual
ignorance.
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