Libertines and radicals in early modern London : sexuality, politics, and literary culture, 1630-1685
James Turner (Author)
Libertines and Radicals in Early Modern London analyses English sexual culture between the Civil Wars and the death of Charles II. Turner examines a range of Civil War and Restoration texts, from sex-crime records to works by Milton and Rochester. This study will be of interest to cultural historians as well as literary scholars.
Criticism, interpretation, etc
xxii, 343 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780521782791, 9780521032919, 0521782791, 0521032911
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Illustrations
Preface
Abbreviations
Pornographia and the markings of prostitution: an introduction
Ceremonies of abjection: sex, politics, and the disorderly subculture
'The posture of a free state': political pornography and the 'commonwealth of women' 1640-1660
The wandering whore's return: the carnivalization of sexuality in the early restoration
Monstrous assemblies: bawdy-house riots, 'libertine libels', and the royal mistress
'Making yourself a beast': upper-class riot and inversionary wit in the age of Rochester
Epilogue: 'in Bathsheba's embraces old': Pornographia Rediviva at the close of Charles II's reign
Notes
Index
Digitally printed first paperback version 2006