Tractus de Hermaphrodites; Or, A Treatise of Hermaphrodites E-Book

Giles Jacob

• Herausgeber: Booksell-Verlag
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2019

Beschreibung

In "Tractus de Hermaphrodites; Or, A Treatise of Hermaphrodites," Giles Jacob explores the intricate and often misunderstood realm of hermaphroditism through a blend of empirical observation and philosophical discourse. Written in the early 18th century, Jacob's work not only reflects the scientific inquiries of his time but also engages with the prevailing social and moral attitudes toward gender and sexual identity. His meticulous classification of intersex individuals challenges the rigid binaries of gender, offering a nuanced perspective that is both intellectually stimulating and culturally relevant, revealing the complexities of human biology within a literary framework characterized by precision and eloquence. Giles Jacob, an esteemed figure in English literature and law, trailed a rich path converging science and humanistic inquiry. His background as a legal author and pamphleteer endowed him with a unique perspective on societal norms, particularly those surrounding individual identity and bodily autonomy. Jacob's personal experiences and friendships intersected with issues of gender variance, compelling him to address and deconstruct the conventional narratives that marginalized hermaphrodites. This groundbreaking treatise is essential reading for scholars of gender studies, medical history, and literary theory, as it provides an insightful foundation for understanding the complexities of gender. Jacob'Äôs work invites readers to reflect critically on societal norms and encourages a re-evaluation of historical and contemporary discourses on identity. A must-read for anyone interested in the intersections of science, literature, and equality.

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Giles Jacob

Tractus de Hermaphrodites; Or, A Treatise of Hermaphrodites

Published by Good Press, 2022

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EAN 4064066196172

Table of Contents

PREFACE.

Tractatus de Hermaphroditis

OR, A TREATISE OF HERMAPHRODITES.

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Intrigues of Hermaphrodites and Masculine Females .

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Of the material Cause and Generation of Hermaphrodites

Of unnatural Births; Monsters, and extraordinary Conceptions.

Extraordinary Conceptions .

PREFACE.

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refaces now a Days are rather Apologies for the Works to which they are prefix'd, than written for Instruction; and generally a ludicrous Scene is expected, if the Performance be of an airy Nature; or, if not, at least an introductory Specimen of what the Reader may hope for in the Body of the Work.

I shall make no Apology for my Subject, notwithstanding an impudent Libeller has endeavour'd to load Authors and Publishers of Works of this Nature with the utmost Infamy; and herein I admire at the Front of the Fellow, to pretend to Chastise others for Writing only, when he practises a great deal more Iniquity than any Book extant can prompt him to, every Day that comes over his Head.

MY Design in the following Sheets is meerly as an innocent Entertainment for all curious Persons, without any Views of inciting Masculine-Females to Amorous Tryals with their own Sex; and I am perswaded there will not be one single HERMAPHRODITE the more in the World, on account of the publishing this TREATISE.

IT may be expected by some faithless Persons, that I should produce an HERMAPHRODITE to publick View, as an incontestible Justification of there being Humane Creatures of this kind; but as I have no Authority to take up the Petticoats of any Female without her Consent, I hope to be excus'd from making such demonstrable Proofs; and if I had such a Power, the Sight might endanger the Welfare of some pregnant Female, whose Curiosity would spur her to a particular Examination.

The Intrigues of my HERMAPHRODITES are indeed very amazing, and as monstrous as their Natures, but that many Lascivious Females divert themselves one with another at this time in this City, is not to be doubted: And if any Persons shall presume to Censure my Accounts, grounded on a Probability of Truth, I shall be sufficiently reveng'd in proclaiming them, what my HERMAPHRODITES are found to be in the Conclusion—Old Women.

I confess, all Histories of extraordinary Conceptions from these Intrigues, or by Women without actual Copulation, are equally fabulous with those of the Engendring of Men: It would be as surprizing to find a Man with a teeming Belly, as to see a Woman increase there meerly by her own Applications.

I doubt not but this small TREATISE may put some Persons upon a previous Examination of Robust Females, that they may be at a certainty with respect to mutual Enjoyment; but I would not have them rashly conclude from large Appurtenances only, that they are unnatural, but, on the contrary, agreeable Companions.

To conclude, I fear not the Censure of HERMAPHRODITES, nor of those that would be such to satisfy their vicious Inclinations; neither am I under any apprehensions from the Censure of our Reforming Zealots.