Fictions of Containment in the Spanish Female Picaresque : Architectural Space and Prostitution in the Early Modern Mediterranean (Paperback)

Introduction: Fictions of Containment Prostibulary Fiction, Mediterranean Spain Containing Early Modern Sexuality, The Uncontainably Erotic: Approaching Prostitution and Sexuality Chapter One: Prostitution in the Early Modern Spanish Mediterranean The Sex Trade in La Lozana andaluza Reform and Prohibition Chapter Two: Public Space and Public Women The House as Body Performing Modesty Veiling: The Woman Unhoused The Courtesan Housed Chapter Three: Coaches of Deception: The Predatory Picara Cervantine Picaras Celestina’s Daughter The Harpies of Madrid Chapter Four: Prostitutes in the Window The Erotics of the Early Modern Window Windows in Didactic Literature Windows and Prostitution Chapter Five: The Doors of Paradise The Literal Doorway The Metaphorical Doorway The Doors of Paradise, Conclusion, Bibliography.