Description

Book Synopsis
Contains full texts of rare botanical poems by eighteenth-century women. This title engages with popular and provoking debates on sexuality, as women's study of the modern sexual system of botany was perceived to threaten female modesty.

Table of Contents

List of figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. ‘The Sweet Flowers that Smile in the Walk of Man’: floral femininity and female education
2. ‘Unveiling the mysteries of vegetation’: botany and the feminine
3. Sex, class and order in Flora’s army
4. Forward plants and wanton women: botany and sexual anxiety in the late eighteenth century
5. ‘Botany in an English dress’: British flora and the ‘fair daughters of Albion’
Conclusion
Appendices: Botanical poems by women
Bibliography
Index

Botany Sexuality and Womens Writing 17601830

    Product form

    £76.50

    Includes FREE delivery

    RRP £85.00 – you save £8.50 (10%)

    Order before 4pm tomorrow for delivery by Thu 13 Aug 2026.

    A Hardback by Sam George

    Out of stock

      Trusted by thousands of customers. See 2,385+ Customer Reviews

      View other formats and editions of Botany Sexuality and Womens Writing 17601830 by Sam George

      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/11/2007
      ISBN13: 9780719076978, 978-0719076978
      ISBN10: 719076978

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Contains full texts of rare botanical poems by eighteenth-century women. This title engages with popular and provoking debates on sexuality, as women's study of the modern sexual system of botany was perceived to threaten female modesty.

      Table of Contents

      List of figures
      Acknowledgements
      Introduction
      1. ‘The Sweet Flowers that Smile in the Walk of Man’: floral femininity and female education
      2. ‘Unveiling the mysteries of vegetation’: botany and the feminine
      3. Sex, class and order in Flora’s army
      4. Forward plants and wanton women: botany and sexual anxiety in the late eighteenth century
      5. ‘Botany in an English dress’: British flora and the ‘fair daughters of Albion’
      Conclusion
      Appendices: Botanical poems by women
      Bibliography
      Index

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account