The Whore's Story: Women, Pornography, and the British Novel, 1684-1830 (Ideologies of Desire) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The Whore's Story: Women, Pornography, and the British Novel, 1684-1830 (Ideologies of Desire) Book

This fresh and persuasively argued book examines the origins of pornography in Britain and presents a comprehensive overview of women's role in the evolution of obscene fiction. Carefully monitoring the complex interconnections between three related debates--that over the masquerade, that over the novel, and that over prostitution--Mudge contextualizes the growing literary need to separate good fiction from bad and argues that that process was of crucial importance to the emergence of a new, middle-class state. Looking closely at sermons, medical manuals, periodical essays, and political tracts as well as poetry, novels, and literary criticism, The Whore's Story tracks the shifting politics of pleasure in eighteenth-century Britain and charts the rise of modern, pornographic sensibilities.Read More

from£N/A | RRP: £27.00
* Excludes Voucher Code Discount Also available Used from £N/A
  • 0195135059
  • 9780195135053
  • Bradford K. Mudge
  • 29 June 2000
  • OUP USA
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 304
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. If you click through any of the links below and make a purchase we may earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you). Click here to learn more.

Would you like your name to appear with the review?

We will post your book review within a day or so as long as it meets our guidelines and terms and conditions. All reviews submitted become the licensed property of www.find-book.co.uk as written in our terms and conditions. None of your personal details will be passed on to any other third party.

All form fields are required.