by Laure Adler · Hachette Littératures · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782012793231
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«Secrets d'alcôve» is the historical essay by Laure Adler, published by Hachette Littératures in paperback (238 pages, in French).
The work studies conjugal life and intimacy in France between 1830 and 1930 based on medical and legal writings, novels and theatre. It analyses the wedding night, the codification of marital sex, the double standard of adultery and the history of divorce: voted in 1792, abolished in 1816 and restored in 1884 at the urging of women.
The work, published in 2006, is part of the Pluriel collection and falls within the social and cultural history of France.
Work of interest to readers of social history, marriage and gender studies.
Laure Adler is a French journalist, writer, publisher and radio/TV producer.
