Bibliograph

Erotic exchanges, the world of elite prostitution in eighteenth-century Paris, Nina Kushner

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Label

Erotic exchanges, the world of elite prostitution in eighteenth-century Paris, Nina Kushner

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-286) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Erotic exchanges

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

855263720

Responsibility statement

Nina Kushner

Sub title

the world of elite prostitution in eighteenth-century Paris

Summary

In this book, Nina Kushner reveals the complex world of elite prostitution in eighteenth-century Paris by focusing on the professional mistresses who dominated it. In this demimonde, these 'dames entretenues' exchanged sex, company, and sometimes even love. Most of these women entered the profession unwillingly, either because they were desperate and could find no other means of support or because they were sold by family members to brothels or to particular men. A small but significant percentage of kept women, however, came from a theater subculture that actively supported elite prostitution. Kushner shows that in its business conventions, its moral codes, and even its sexual practices, the demimonde was an integral part of contemporary Parisian culture.--, Provided by publisher

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