The whore's story
Subtitle: women, pornography, and the British novel, 1684-1830
By: Bradford K. Mudge.
Series: Ideologies of desire
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Jun 08, 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
Subjects: English fiction -- History and criticism.; Erotic stories, English -- History and criticism.; Feminist literary criticism.; Pornography -- Great Britain -- History.; Prostitutes in literature.; Prostitution in literature.; Sex in literature.; Women in literature.
Description: "Contemporary commentators have generally ignored women's participation in the rise of modern pornography, as well the importance of pornography to the cultural identity of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain. In this book, Bradford Mudge examines the origins of pornography in Britain and presents a comprehensive overview of the significant role of women in the evolution of erotic fiction."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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