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

Infamous commerce : prostitution in eighteenth-century British literature and culture / Laura J. Rosenthal.

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rosenthal, Laura J. (Laura Jean), 1960-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
1700-1799
English literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
Prostitutes in literature.
Prostitution > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English literature
Prostitution
Prostitutes in literature
Great Britain
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • 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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