Common Women: Prostitution and Sexuality in Medieval England (Studies in the History of Sexuality)

Common Women: Prostitution and Sexuality in Medieval England (Studies in the History of Sexuality)

by RuthMazoKarras (Author)

Synopsis

Through a sensitive use of a wide variety of imaginative and didactic texts, Ruth Karras shows that while prostitutes as individuals were marginalized within medieval culture, prostitution as an institution was central to the medieval understanding of what it meant to be a woman. This important work will be of interest to scholars and students of history, women's studies, and the history of sexuality.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 232
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: OUP USA
Published: 06 Aug 1998

ISBN 10: 0195124987
ISBN 13: 9780195124989
Prizes: Shortlisted for Longman/History Today Book of the Year Award 1996.

Media Reviews
This is a useful and perceptive addition to the ever growing collection of works on medieval sexuality. * Corinne Saunders, Medium Aevum. *
Karras s style is approachable and pleasingly uncluttered by theoretical vocabulary; her conclusions are both sensible and sensitive. * Corinne Saunders, Medium Aevum. *
this is an admirable academic study, the product of careful research over years. * The Literary Review *