Married love

Description

The book that was to become Married Love grew from Marie Stopes's conviction that the state of modern middle-class marriage was, like her own, desperate, and that the cause of this desperation was sexual unhappiness. She knew her book would "probably electrify this country" and it remains one of the best known sex manuals ever written. It combines a lyrical evocation of marital love with a no-nonsense and detailed account of sexual intercourse and sexual pleasure that was a sensation when it was published in 1918. Stopes advocated equality in marriage and the importance of women's sexuality and sexual desire, as well as openly supporting birth control. In this edition of Stopes's ground-breaking work, Ross McKibbin's introduction reveals fascinating insights into Stopes and prevailing attitudes to class, religion, science, and above all, sex. - Back cover.

Description

The book that was to become Married Love grew from Marie Stopes's conviction that the state of modern middle-class marriage was, like her own, desperate, and that the cause of this desperation was sexual unhappiness. She knew her book would "probably electrify this country" and it remains one of the best known sex manuals ever written. It combines a lyrical evocation of marital love with a no-nonsense and detailed account of sexual intercourse and sexual pleasure that was a sensation when it was published in 1918. Stopes advocated equality in marriage and the importance of women's sexuality and sexual desire, as well as openly supporting birth control. In this edition of Stopes's ground-breaking work, Ross McKibbin's introduction reveals fascinating insights into Stopes and prevailing attitudes to class, religion, science, and above all, sex. - Back cover. A sensational book when first published in 1918, 'Married Love' was the first book to offer a frank discussion about sex & to acknowledge that it could be a pleasant experience for both men & women. Ross McKibbin provides a scholarly introduction & examines the career of the author.

Subjects

Series Statement

• Oxford world's classics

Other Editions

• Married love: a new contribution to the solution of sex difficultiesA.C. Fifield1918-01-01
• Married lovePaperbackOxford University Press2004
• Married loveEugenics Pub. Co.1927-01-01
• Married loveG.P. Putnam's Sons1931-01-01
• Married loveEugenics publishing co.1932-01-01
• Married loveG.P. Putnam's sons1939-01-01
• Married loveOxford University Press2008-01-01