The Protestant Whore : Courtesan Narrative and Religious Controversy in England, 1680-1750 /

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The Protestant Whore reveals the recurring connection between sexual impropriety and religious heterodoxy in Restoration thought, and Nell Gwyn, writ large as the nation's Protestant Whore, is shown to be a significant figure of sexual, political, and religious controversy.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Conway, Alison (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, 2010
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Protestantism in literature.
Politics in literature.
English fiction > Early modern.
English fiction.
Courtesans in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Protestantisme dans la litterature.
Courtisanes dans la litterature.
Roman anglais > 18e siecle > Histoire et critique.
English fiction > 18th century > History and criticism.
English fiction > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The invention of the Protestant whore
  • 'No neuters in treason': Aphra Behn's Love-letters between a nobleman and his sister
  • The secret history of women's political desire, 1690-1714
  • 'A house divided': Defoe's Roxana and the Protestant body politic
  • A world of one's own: Clarissa, Tom Jones, and courtesan authority.

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