The Protestant Whore : : Courtesan Narrative and Religious Controversy in England, 1680-1750 / / Alison Conway.
After the restoration of the English monarchy in 1660, Protestants worried that King Charles II might favour religious freedom for Roman Catholics, and many suspected that the king was unduly influenced by his Catholic mistresses. Nell Gwyn, actress and royal mistress, stood apart by virtue of her P...
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Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016] ©2010 |
Year of Publication: | 2016 |
Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. The Invention of the Protestant Whore
- 2. 'No Neuters in Treason': Aphra Behn's Love-Letters between a Nobleman and His Sister
- 3. The Secret History of Women's Political Desire, 1690-1714
- 4. 'A House Divided': Defoe's Roxana and the Protestant Body Politic
- 5. A World of One's Own: Clarissa, Tom Jones, and Courtesan Authority
- Afterword
- Historical Glossary
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index