Actresses and whores
Actresses and whores: on stage and in society Kirsten Pullen,
Publisher: Cambridge ; Cambridge University Press, 2005.
ISBN: 0521541026
DDC: 792.02092273
LCC: PN1590
Edition: (pbk.)
Summary:
"The categories of 'whore' and "'ctress' have overlapped over
centuries. Actresses are assumed to be sexually available and
promiscuous, and prostitutes are assumed to perform for their
clients. Employing historical biographies as well as interviews with
contemporary sex workers, this book compares actresses and
prostitutes from Nell Gwynne to Mae West. Ranging from the
seventeenth century to the present, Kirsten Pullen offers many new
insights to theater historians and scholars of cultural, social and
gender studies."--Publisher's description.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-212) and index.
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