The Prostitute's Body - Rewriting Prostitution in Victorian Britain

Informationen zum Autor Nina Attwood Klappentext Attwood examines Victorian attitudes to prostitution across a number of sources: medical, literary, pornographic. Zusammenfassung Attwood examines Victorian attitudes to prostitution across a number of sources: medical! literary! pornographic. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: ‘The Great Social Evil’ – Representing the Victorian Prostitute; Chapter 1 White-Washed Sepulchres and Wives of Englishmen: William Acton’s Representation of English Prostitutes; Chapter 2 From ‘Masses of Rottenness’ to the ‘Queen’s Women’: The Report of the Royal Commission (1871); Chapter 3 Mothers, Sisters and Shameless Women: Josephine Butler and the Victorian Prostitute; Chapter 4 Mercy and Grace: Wilkie Collins and the New Magdalen; Chapter 5 My Secret Life and the Pornographic Representation of Prostitution; conclusion Conclusion: Countering the Myth;

Product details

• Authors: Nina Attwood, Attwood Nina
• Publisher: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2011
• EAN: 9781848930063
• ISBN: 978-1-84893-006-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: "The Body, Gender and Culture"
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, Social and cultural history, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, Ethical Issues: Prostitution & Sex Industry, Ethical issues and debates, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Sexuality