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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Rosenthal, Laura J., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Infamous Commerce : Prostitution in Eighteenth-Century British Literature and Culture / Laura J. Rosenthal. Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2015] ©2015 1 online resource (288 p.) : 1 halftone text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda 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 restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star 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 lurid "whore biographies" to the period's most acclaimed novels, the prostitute was depicted as facing a choice between abject poverty and some form of sex work.Prostitution, in Rosenthal's view, confronted the core controversies of eighteenth-century capitalism: luxury, desire, global trade, commodification, social mobility, gender identity, imperialism, self-ownership, alienation, and even the nature of work itself. In the context of extensive research into printed accounts of both male and female prostitution—among them sermons, popular prostitute biographies, satire, pornography, brothel guides, reformist writing, and travel narratives—Rosenthal offers in-depth readings of Samuel Richardson's Clarissa and Pamela and the responses to the latter novel (including Eliza Haywood's Anti-Pamela), Bernard Mandeville's defenses of prostitution, Daniel Defoe's Roxana, Henry Fielding's Tom Jones, and travel journals about the voyages of Captain Cook to the South Seas. Throughout, Rosenthal considers representations of the prostitute's own sexuality (desire, revulsion, etc.) to be key parts of the changing meaning of "the oldest profession." Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Apr 2024) English literature 18th century History and criticism. Prostitutes in literature. Prostitution Great Britain History 18th century. England. Literary Studies. LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. bisacsh Sex work, sex workers, British literature and culture, female identity, Representation and disclosure. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013 9783110536157 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 9783110606744 https://doi.org/10.7591/9780801454356 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780801454356 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780801454356/original |
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Rosenthal, Laura J., Rosenthal, Laura J., Infamous Commerce : Prostitution in Eighteenth-Century British Literature and Culture / 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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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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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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