Explore the pivotal rhetoric of sexual difference shaping British literature between 1700-1750. This critical analysis delves into how early modern texts navigated gender, sexuality, and the rise of heterosexuality. Parker’s engaging work examines influential pamphlets, poetry, and novels, offering essential insights for literature students and academics in India. Understand the nuanced discourse surrounding masculinity and the body, using both historical methods and queer theory perspectives. A must-read for those interested in the deep cultural and literary shifts of the period.