{"product_id":"early-modern-hermaphrodites-sex-and-other-stories-0333925378","title":"Early Modern Hermaphrodites: Sex and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0333925378\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gilbert, Ruth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFrom the 16th to the 18th Century, hermaphrodites were discussed and depicted in a range of artistic, mythological, scientific, and erotic contexts. \u003ci\u003eEarly Modern Hermaphrodites\u003c\/i\u003e looks at some of those representations to explore the stories they tell about ambiguous sex and gender in early modern England. Gilbert examines the often contradictory ways in which hermaphrodites were represented as both spiritual ideals and sexual grotesques; as freaks, erotic objects, and medical curiosities; and as literary metaphors and signs of social decay. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51738512916768,"sku":"NEW0333925378","price":100.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71NfUfUzKaL.jpg?v=1779605887","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/early-modern-hermaphrodites-sex-and-other-stories-0333925378","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}