Infamous commerce : prostitution in eighteenth-century British literature and culture /

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In Infamous Commerce, Laura J. Rosenthal uses literary and historical sources to explore the meaning of prostitution from the Restoration through the eighteenth century, showing how both reformers and libertines constructed the modern meaning of sex work during this period. From Grub Street's l...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Rosenthal, Laura J. (Laura Jean), 1960-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, [2015]
Sujets:
1700-1799
English literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
Prostitutes in literature.
Prostitution > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Littérature anglaise > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Prostituées dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English literature.
Prostitution.
Great Britain.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. A "Cool State of Indifference": Mother Creswell's Academy
  • 2. The "Deluge of Depravity": Bernard Mandeville and the Reform Societies
  • 3. Whore, Turk, and Jew: Defoe's Roxana
  • 4. Fanny's Sisters: The Prostitute Narrative
  • 5. Clarissa among the Whores
  • 6. Tom Jones and the "New Vice"
  • 7. Risky Business in the South Seas and Back
  • Conclusion: Usury of the Heart
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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