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UNINA9910818381403321 |
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Autore |
Conway Alison Margaret |
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Titolo |
The Protestant whore : courtesan narrative and religious controversy in England, 1680-1750 / / Alison Conway |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2010 |
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©2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-4426-9861-6 |
1-4426-8691-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (312 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English fiction - Early modern, 1500-1700 - History and criticism |
English fiction - 18th century - History and criticism |
Courtesans in literature |
Protestantism in literature |
Politics in literature |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- The invention of the Protestant whore -- 'No neuters in treason': Aphra Behn's Love-letters between a nobleman and his sister -- The secret history of women's political desire, 1690-1714 -- 'A house divided': Defoe's Roxana and the Protestant body politic -- A world of one's own: Clarissa, Tom Jones, and courtesan authority. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Protestant Whore reveals the recurring connection between sexual impropriety and religious heterodoxy in Restoration thought, and Nell Gwyn, writ large as the nation's Protestant Whore, is shown to be a significant figure of sexual, political, and religious controversy. |
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