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In Infamous Commerce, Laura J. Rosenthal uses literary and historical sources to explore the meaning of prostitution from the Restoration through the eighteenth century, showing how both reformers and libertines constructed the modern meaning of sex work during this period. From Grub Street's lurid "whore biographies" to the period's most acclaimed novels, the prostitute was depicted as facing a choice between abject poverty and some form of sex work.Prostitution, in Rosenthal's view, confronted the core controversies of eighteenth-century capitalism: luxury, desire, global trade, commodification, social mobility, gender identity, imperialism, self-ownership, alienation, and even the nature of work itself. In the context of extensive research into printed accounts of both male and female prostitution-among them sermons, popular prostitute biographies, satire, pornography, brothel guides, reformist writing, and travel narratives-Rosenthal offers in-depth readings of Samuel Richardson's Clarissa and Pamela and the responses to the latter novel (including Eliza Haywood's Anti-Pamela), Bernard Mandeville's defenses of prostitution, Daniel Defoe's Roxana, Henry Fielding's Tom Jones, and travel journals about the voyages of Captain Cook to the South Seas. Throughout, Rosenthal considers representations of the prostitute's own sexuality (desire, revulsion, etc.) to be key parts of the changing meaning of "the oldest profession."

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Cornell University Press

Date de parution

16 novembre 2015

EAN13

9780801454356

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

4 Mo

I N FA M O U S C O M M E R C E

Infamous Commerce

Prostitution in Eighteenth-Century

British Literature and Culture

LAURA J. ROSENTHAL

Cornell University Press

Ithaca and London

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First published2006by Cornell University Press First printing, Cornell Paperbacks,2014

Library of Congress CataloginginPublication Data Rosenthal, Laura J. (Laura Jean),1960– Infamous commerce : prostitution in eighteenthcentury British literature and culture / Laura J. Rosenthal. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN:9780801444043(cloth : alk. paper) ISBN:9780801456817(pbk. : alk. paper) 1. English literature—18th century—History and criticism.2. Prostitution in literature.3. Prostitution—Great Britain—History—18I. Title.th century. PR448.P73R67 2006820.9'3552—dc222006001753

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This book is dedicated to Russ, Sophie, and Victor And to my parents, Bernard and Evelyn Rosenthal

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Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction 1. A “Cool State of Indifference”: Mother Creswell’s Academy 2“Deluge of Depravity”: Bernard Mandeville and the. The Reform Societies 3Turk, and Jew: Defoe’s. Whore, Roxana 4Sisters: The Prostitute Narrative. Fanny’s 5. Clarissa among the Whores 6.Tom Jonesand the “New Vice” 7Business in the South Seas and Back. Risky Conclusion: Usury of the Heart

Notes Bibliography Index

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Acknowledgments

M y debts accumulated during this project are many. I would like ﬁrst to thank the press readers Kathy Temple and Jean Marsden, whose combination of attention, rigor, and generosity made this project bet-ter than it would have been otherwise. I am also grateful for having been able to work once again with executive editor Bernard Kendler, as well as with ac-quisitions editor Peter Wissoker. I would like to thank the library personnel at the University of Maryland, Florida State University, the Newberry Li-brary, the Huntington Library, the Folger Shakespeare Library, the Library of Congress, the New York Public Library, the Houghton Library, and the British Library. The opportunity to pursue my research in these libraries and the generosity of these institutions made this project not only possible but often delightful. This project has beneﬁted from indispensable support in the form of research grants from Florida State University, the National Endow-ment for the Humanities, and the Newberry/British Academy Award for Re-search in Great Britain. The University of Maryland allowed me crucial release time in the ﬁrst year of my new position. Many valued colleagues have offered various forms of encouragement, help, and guidance over the dura-tion of this project, including in particular Helen Burke, Jim O’Rourke, Ralph Berry, Rip Lhamon, Vin Carretta, Helen Deutsch, Alison Conway, James Turner, Bob Markley, Paula McDowell, Charlotte Sussman, Tita Chico, Helen Thompson, Barbara Benedict, Greg Clingham, John Steven-son, David Mazella, Mita Choudhury, Kristina Straub, Danny O’Quinn, Ruth Perry, Bill Warner and the late, much-missed Doug Canﬁeld. Special thanks go to Lisa Freeman, who helped me work through the introduction

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