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

Author/creator Rosenthal, Laura J., 1960-
Format Book
Publication InfoIthaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2006.
Descriptionx, 270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents A "cool state of indifference" : Mother Creswell's academy -- The "deluge of depravity" : Bernard Mandeville and the reform societies -- Whore, Turk, and Jew : Defoe's Roxana -- Fanny's sisters : the prostitute narrative -- Clarissa among the whores -- Tom Jones and the "new vice" -- Risky business in the South Seas and back.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 239-263) and index.
LCCN 2006001753
ISBN0801444047 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780801444043

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks PR448.P73 R67 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold