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The whore's story : women, pornography, and the British novel, 1684-1830 / Bradford K. Mudge.

By: Series: Ideologies of desirePublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.Description: xiv, 276 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0195135059 (acid-free paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 823.009/3520692 21
Review: "Contemporary commentators have generally ignored women's participation in the rise of modern pornography, as well the importance of pornography to the cultural identity of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain. In this book, Bradford Mudge examines the origins of pornography in Britain and presents a comprehensive overview of the significant role of women in the evolution of erotic fiction."--BOOK JACKET.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Jessie Street National Women's Library 828.9913009352 MUD (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available for reference in the library and ILL 63159

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-268) and index.

"Contemporary commentators have generally ignored women's participation in the rise of modern pornography, as well the importance of pornography to the cultural identity of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain. In this book, Bradford Mudge examines the origins of pornography in Britain and presents a comprehensive overview of the significant role of women in the evolution of erotic fiction."--BOOK JACKET.

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