Paying special attention to Anglo-Italian cultural and sexual relations during the Renaissance, this study traces the development and decline of the courtesan in English drama. Salkeld draws on original historical materials to explore contradictory dramatic representations of courtesans in a variety of texts ranging from Shakespeare's poems and plays to works by Aretino, Nashe, Dekker and Middleton.
Paying special attention to Anglo-Italian cultural and sexual relations during the Renaissance, this study traces the development and decline of the courtesan in English drama. Salkeld draws on original historical materials to explore contradictory dramatic representations of courtesans in a variety of texts ranging from Shakespeare's poems and plays to works by Aretino, Nashe, Dekker and Middleton.
Duncan Salkeld is Reader in Shakespeare Studies at The University of Chichester, UK.
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Chapter 1 Introduction: Classical and Early Modern Counterparts Chapter 2 English Prototypes and the 'foul disease' Chapter 3 Travellers and the Sex Trade in Early Modern London Chapter 4 In Between Renaissance Sheets: Making Contact Chapter 5 Courtesan Culture in Kyd, Marlowe and Heywood Chapter 6 Shakespeares, the Clerkenwell Madam and Rose Flower Chapter 7 Vanishing Tricks: Dekker, Marston, Shakespeare and Middleton
Chapter 1 Introduction: Classical and Early Modern Counterparts Chapter 2 English Prototypes and the 'foul disease' Chapter 3 Travellers and the Sex Trade in Early Modern London Chapter 4 In Between Renaissance Sheets: Making Contact Chapter 5 Courtesan Culture in Kyd, Marlowe and Heywood Chapter 6 Shakespeares, the Clerkenwell Madam and Rose Flower Chapter 7 Vanishing Tricks: Dekker, Marston, Shakespeare and Middleton
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