The Protestant whore : courtesan narrative and religious controversy in England, 1680-1750

The Protestant whore : courtesan narrative and religious controversy in England, 1680-1750 / Alison Conway.

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Conway, Alison (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2010
Subjects:
1500-1799
English fiction > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
English fiction > 18th century > History and criticism.
Courtesans in literature.
Protestantism in literature.
Politics in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Courtesans in literature
English fiction
English fiction > Early modern
Politics in literature
Protestantism in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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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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