Sexual Politics in the Enlightenment

Sexual Politics in the EnlightenmentExplores the way seven women writers of the eighteenth century responded to Rousseau, and traces his crucial influence on their literary careers. Sexual Politics in the Enlightenment constitutes the first book length feminist study of Rousseau's sexual politics and the reception of his works by women readers. By today's standards, Rousseau's sexual politics appear reactionary, paternalistic, even blatantly misogynist; yet, among his female

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