Reading, writing, and rewriting the prostitute body
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Reading, writing, and rewriting the prostitute body
Indiana University Press, c1994
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-222) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In this volume, Shannon Bell recovers the courtesan of ancient Greece as both sophistic philosopher and erotic teacher.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments1. Reading, Writing, and Rewriting the Prostitute Body
- 2. Reading the Hetairae in Plato's Texts
- 3. The Making of the Modern Prostitute Body
- 4. Writing the Prostitue Body: Feminist Reproductions
- 5. Rewriting the Prostitute Body: Prostitute Perspectives
- 6. Prostitute Performances: Sacred Carnival Theorists of the Female Body
- Conclusion: From Aspasia's Salon to the Sprinkle SalonNotes
- Bibliography
- Index
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