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Fanny Hill: Or, Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (Modern Library Classics)by John Cleland
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Fanny Hill, shrouded in controversy for most of its more than 250-year life, and banned from publication in the United States until 1966, was once considered immoral and without literary merit, even earning its author a jail sentence for obscenity. The tale of a naïve young prostitute in bawdy eighteenth-century London who slowly rises to respectability, the novel–and its popularity–endured many bannings and critics, and today Fanny Hill is considered an important piece of political parody and sexual philosophy on par with French libertine novels. This uncensored version is set from the 1749 edition and includes commentary by Charles Rembar, the lawyer who defended the novel in the 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case, and newly commissioned notes. Synopsis:Once considered pornographic and vile, "Fanny Hill, or the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure" was, until 1966, censored in the US. The story of a lowly prostitute's rise to respectability, it is now seen as a unique mixture of parody, sensuality, philosophy, and entertainment.<P>This edition features an introduction written by Professor Gary Gautier and features commentary by Charles Rembar, the lawyer who defended the novel in the 1966 US Supreme Court case. Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [224]-225). About the AuthorGary Gautier is a professor at the University of Colorado and the author of the book Landed Patriarchy in Fieldings Novels: Fictional Landscapes, Fictional Genders. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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