This 1988 volume addresses sexual phenomena in eighteenth-century Europe that were outside the legal or sanctified systems of acceptability.

The Languages of Psyche traces the dualism of mind and body during the "long eighteenth century," from the Restoration in England to the aftermath of the French Revolution. Ten outstanding scholars investigate the complex mind-body relationship in a variety of Enlightenment contexts—science, medicine, philosophy, literature, and everyday society. No other recent book provides such an in-depth, suggestive resource for philosophers, literary critics, intellectual and social historians, and all who are interested in Enlightenment studies. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1996. The Languages of Psyche traces the dualism of mind and body during the "long eighteenth century," from the Restoration in England to the aftermath of the French Revolution. Ten outstanding scholars investigate the complex mind-body relationship in

Contains the best account of the theatre of his day and is an invaluable study of the art of acting as it was practiced by his contemporaries.

This book is a collection of poems penned by Charles Churchill. He was an English poet and satirist. Churchill is quite infamous for being the latter during his lifetime, which made him many enemies, and brought reprisals. His scandalous conduct brought down the censure of the dean of Westminster, although the protests of his parishioners led him to resign his offices, and from then on Churchill was free to wear his blue coat with metal buttons and much gold lace without remonstrance from the dean. Some of the titles included with this book are 'The Rosciad', 'The Apology Night', and 'Prophecy of Famine'.