Ellis, M. and Lewis, Ann (2012) Introduction: Venal bodies - prostitutes and Eighteenth-Century culture. In: Lewis, Ann and Ellis, M. (eds.) Prostitution and Eighteenth-Century Culture: Sex, Commerce and Morality. The Body, Gender and Culture 7. London UK and Vermont, US: Pickering & Chatto, pp. 1-16. ISBN 9781138661509.
Abstract
Book synopsis: The eighteenth century saw profound changes in the way prostitution was represented in literary and visual culture. This collection of essays focuses on the variety of ways that the sex trade was represented in popular culture of the time, across different art forms and highlighting contradictory interpretations.
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| Item Type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication |
| Research Centres and Institutes: | Aesthetics of Kinship and Community, Birkbeck Research in (BRAKC) |
| Depositing User: | Ann Lewis |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Nov 2022 15:57 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Aug 2023 12:53 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/49672 |
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