Male & Female Sexuality by Lydia Bobb https://padlet.com/bobblydia/i15mwh4jzu2avvb1 Depiction of women & males in 18th-century poems en-us 2021-06-09 09:39:49 UTC 2021-06-10 09:42:33 UTC hello@padlet.com bobblydia https://padlet.com/bobblydia/i15mwh4jzu2avvb1/wish/1598119484 James Boswell gave us a peculiar look into 18th-century sexuality and gender roles, describing women as sex-maniacs. But how does it look like in other fiction such as poems? How are women/males presented? Who initiates sex? What does that imply regarding gender roles?]]> 2021-06-10 09:07:46 UTC https://padlet.com/bobblydia/i15mwh4jzu2avvb1/wish/1598119484 Women's descriptions: bobblydia https://padlet.com/bobblydia/i15mwh4jzu2avvb1/wish/1598125294       the girl was wondrous fair, 
Black were her eyes, and brown her hair, 
Upon her cheeks sat blooming youth,
And charming was her little mouth: 
Uncovered'd was her lovely breast,
That swell'd, as wanted to be prest.

"The Chrystal Bottle", in Forty Select Poems, p.10.]]> 2021-06-10 09:12:41 UTC https://padlet.com/bobblydia/i15mwh4jzu2avvb1/wish/1598125294 bobblydia https://padlet.com/bobblydia/i15mwh4jzu2avvb1/wish/1598130120 Her hair, that was raven black, 
Hung o'er her shoulder and her back;
Her breasts were like the driven snow,
On which her nipples warmly glow;
Her arm, her waist, her legs, her thighs,
The Squire beheld her wond'ring eyes

"The Squire" in Festival of Love, p. 231.]]> 2021-06-10 09:16:39 UTC https://padlet.com/bobblydia/i15mwh4jzu2avvb1/wish/1598130120 Male depiction: bobblydia https://padlet.com/bobblydia/i15mwh4jzu2avvb1/wish/1598133610 My limbs are brawny, nose is long,
My shoulders broad, my back is strong.

"The Filthy Beast" in Forty Selected Poems, p. 124. ]]> 2021-06-10 09:19:27 UTC https://padlet.com/bobblydia/i15mwh4jzu2avvb1/wish/1598133610 bobblydia https://padlet.com/bobblydia/i15mwh4jzu2avvb1/wish/1598135426 With brawny legs and sturdy back, 
Well shap'd, broad-shouldered, young and tall.
"The Ink Bottle" in Forty Selected Poems, p. 47. ]]> 2021-06-10 09:21:00 UTC https://padlet.com/bobblydia/i15mwh4jzu2avvb1/wish/1598135426 bobblydia https://padlet.com/bobblydia/i15mwh4jzu2avvb1/wish/1598150234 Quotes taken from:]]> 2021-06-10 09:31:33 UTC https://padlet.com/bobblydia/i15mwh4jzu2avvb1/wish/1598150234