Prostitution and Eighteenth-Century Culture

Name: Prostitution and Eighteenth-Century Culture
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The eighteenth century saw profound changes in the way prostitution was represented in literary and visual culture. This collection of essays focuses on the variety of ways that the sex trade was represented in popular culture of the time, across different art forms and highlighting contradictory interpretations. > The eighteenth century saw profound changes in the way prostitution was represented in literary and visual culture. This collection of essays focuses on the variety of ways that the sex trade was represented in popular culture of the time, across different art forms and highlighting contradictory interpretations. > Introduction: Venal Bodies \u2013 Prostitutes and Eighteenth-Century Culture, Markman Ellis, Ann Lewis; Chapter 1 Classifying the Prostitute in Eighteenth-Century France, Ann Lewis; Chapter 2 In Her Own Words: an Eighteenth-Century Madam Tells Her Story, Kathryn Norberg; Chapter 3 \u2018All the World Knows Her Storie\u2019: Aphra Behn and the Duchess of Ma;