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Prostitution in Medieval and Early Modern Literature

The Dark Side of Sex and Love in the Premodern Era

Av Albrecht Classen

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Prostitution is known as the oldest profession in the history of humanity. While historians have already given due consideration to the profession’s social and cultural meanings across time periods, little has been written about literary representations of prostitution. Prostitution in Medieval and Early Modern Literature analyses the work of writers from an array of social positions, including courtly poets and even religious writers, dealing with the topic during the medieval and early modern periods. Its study shows that prostitutes and brothel owners were present on the literary stage far more often than we might have assumed. Utilizing an interdisciplinary approach and incorporating relevant sources from across the entire European continent dating from the early Middle Ages to the sixteenth century, it examines the phenomenon of prostitution in a variety of contexts and highlights the extent to which the institution mattered for both the higher and the lower classes.
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Albrecht Classen is university distinguished professor of German studies at the University of Arizona.

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In Prostitution in Medieval and Early Modern Literature: The Dark Side of Sex and Love in the Premodern Era, Albrecht Classen builds on the considerable work of cultural historians on the subject of prostitution by focusing on literary discussions of the topic. The appearance and treatment of the phenomenon in literary texts attest to the fact that prostitution was a salient topic for artists and the discourse surrounding it was not limited to the Church or other authoritative institutions. In examining a wide-range of works from Germany, France, and Spain, Classen finds that not all authors portray prostitution in a negative light. This study shows that although criticism of prostitution is present, the subject was also treated satirically or as a way to challenge dominant concepts of morality and ethics.

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