عنوان

Itch, clap, pox :

(Number (ISBN

0300240767

(Number (ISBN

9780300240764

Erroneous ISBN

0300217056

Erroneous ISBN

9780300217056

Title Proper

Itch, clap, pox :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

venereal disease in the eighteenth-century imagination /

First Statement of Responsibility

Noelle Gallagher.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New Haven :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Yale University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2019.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Introduction -- Officers and gentlemen -- The pox and prostitution -- Foreigners -- A chapter of noses -- Conclusion.

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A lively interdisciplinary study of how venereal disease was represented in eighteenth-century British literature and art In eighteenth-century Britain, venereal disease was everywhere and nowhere: while physicians and commentators believed the condition to be widespread, it remained shrouded in secrecy, and was often represented using slang, symbolism, and wordplay. In this book, literary critic Noelle Gallagher explores the cultural significance of the "clap" (gonorrhea), the "pox" (syphilis), and the "itch" (genital scabies) for the development of eighteenth-century British literature and art. As a condition both represented through metaphors and used as a metaphor, venereal disease provided a vehicle for the discussion of cultural anxieties about gender, race, commerce, and immigration. Gallagher highlights four key concepts associated with the disease, demonstrating how the infection's symbolic potency was enhanced by its links to elite masculinity, prostitution, foreignness, and nasal deformity. Casting light where the sun rarely shines, this study will fascinate anyone interested in the history of literature, art, medicine, and sexuality.

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JSTOR

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22573/ctv8g3x8h

Title

Itch, Clap, Pox.

International Standard Book Number

9780300217056

Medicine-- England-- History-- 18th century.

Sexually transmitted diseases-- 18th century.

Sexually transmitted diseases-- England-- History-- 18th century.

Sexually transmitted diseases in art-- History-- 18th century.

Sexually transmitted diseases in literature-- History-- 18th century.

History, 18th Century.

Medicine in Literature-- history.

Medicine in the Arts-- history.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases-- history.

HEALTH & FITNESS-- Diseases-- General.

HISTORY-- Europe-- Great Britain.

MEDICAL-- Clinical Medicine.

MEDICAL-- Diseases.

MEDICAL-- Evidence-Based Medicine.

MEDICAL-- Internal Medicine.

Medicine.

Sexually transmitted diseases in art.

Sexually transmitted diseases in literature.

Sexually transmitted diseases.

England.

England.

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7

HEA-- 039000

HIS-- 015000

HIS-- 037050

LIT-- 004120

MED-- 014000

MED-- 022000

MED-- 045000

MED-- 112000

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Book number

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Book Number

Gallagher, Noelle

Date of Transaction

20200822100641.0

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[Book]

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