Whore Biographies, 1700-1825, Part I Vol 2 Contributor(s): Peakman, Julie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138765929 ISBN-13: 9781138765924 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $198.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2006 |
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BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism |
Physical Information: 340 pages |
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Publisher Description: Focuses on autobiographies and biographies of courtesans, directories of whores, erotic poems dedicated to harlots, jocular descriptions of prostitutes and jest books on strumpets. These provide sources for the study of sexuality, gender, women's studies and the literature and history of the eighteenth century. |