Nature Display’d

Synopsis: Studies the complex associations made in the 18th century between the concepts of Woman and Nature, and how these were depicted in art and in sciences. Looks at women in relation to botany, health, charity and truth. Shows how the obstetrical atlases of the day (Hunter and Jenty) depicted the dissected pregnant female torso in relation to classical art forms, and how even anatomical models were sexualised. Discusses how the debates about midwifery polarised views in society about what was natural and unnatural. Refers to Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ as encapsulating fears that science had gone too far.
Series: Enlightenment, The: Course A206
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.
Year of production: 1993
Availability: Off-air recording licence
Sale; 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects: History; Medical sciences
Keywords: Enlightenment; history of medicine; history of science; history of the 18th century; obstetrics; women

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