UID:
edocfu_9959237595202883
Format:
1 online resource (293 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-19-772682-8
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1-280-83430-7
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0-19-803087-8
Series Statement:
Ideologies of desire
Content:
This title examines the origins of pornography in Britain and presents a comprehensive overview of women's role in the evolution of obscene fiction. Through various sources, it tracks the shifting politics of pleasure in 18th-century Britain.
Note:
Previously issued in print: 2000.
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Contents; Introduction. Women, Pornography, and Literary History; PART I: Popular Culture and the Emergence of the Modern State; 1. Masquerades and Prostitutes; 2. The Feminization of the Novel; 3. Women Writers, Gothic Novels, Romantic Poets; PART II: Pornography and Literature; 4. Passionate Women and Unruly Novels; 5. Venus in the Marketplace; 6. Virgins, Whores, and Devils; Conclusion. The Whore's Story; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z
,
English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-19-513505-9
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1093/oso/9780195135053.001.0001
