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Shows how the flesh-and-blood female body engaged in sexual interaction for payment has no inherent meaning and is signified differently in different cultures or discourses. This book traces evolution of the prostitute as "other." It shows how the roles of "whore" and "madonna" are ultimately dissolved and unified in prostitute performance art.

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"I found this a fascinating book: wide-ranging, readable -- and persuasive."Alison Jaggar

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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

Reading Writing and Rewriting the Prostitute Body

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      Publisher: Indiana University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 22/06/1994
      ISBN13: 9780253208590, 978-0253208590
      ISBN10: 0253208599

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Shows how the flesh-and-blood female body engaged in sexual interaction for payment has no inherent meaning and is signified differently in different cultures or discourses. This book traces evolution of the prostitute as "other." It shows how the roles of "whore" and "madonna" are ultimately dissolved and unified in prostitute performance art.

      Trade Review
      "I found this a fascinating book: wide-ranging, readable -- and persuasive."Alison Jaggar

      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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