The Protestant Whore: Courtesan Narrative and Religious Controversy in England, 1680-1750

By Alison Conway

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487526083
• ISBN13: 9781487526085
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher