 | The Protestant Whore: Courtesan Narrative and Religious Controversy in England, 1680-1750 Subjects: English fiction -- Early modern 1500–1700 -- History and criticism; English fiction -- 18th century -- History and criticism; Courtesans in literature; Protestantism in literature; Politics in literature; The Protestant Whore reveals the recurring connection between sexual impropriety and religious heterodoxy in Restoration thought, and Nell Gwyn, writ large as the nation's Protestant Whore, is shown to be a significant figure of sexual, political, and religious controversy. Conway Alison : Alison Conway is Professor of English and Cultural Studies, and of Gender and Women's Studies, at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan. |
