Roxana, or, the fortunate mistress
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Published
[New York] : AMS Press, 1973.
Physical Desc
428 pages ; 19 cm.
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Downtown Reno Library - Adult Fiction
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Published
[New York] : AMS Press, 1973.
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Based on the first edition of 1724.
Bibliography
Reprint of the 1840 ed. published by T. Tegg, Oxford.
Description
History of the life and vast variety of fortunes of Mademoiselle de Beleau.
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Beautiful, proud Roxana is terrified of being poor. When her foolish husband leaves her penniless with five children, she must choose between being a virtuous beggar or a rich whore. Embarking on a career as a courtesan and kept woman, the glamour of her new existence soon becomes too enticing and Roxana passes from man to man in order to maintain her lavish society parties, luxurious clothes and amassed wealth. But this life comes at a cost, and she is fatally torn between the sinful prosperity she has become used to and the respectability she craves. A vivid satire on a dissolute society, Roxana (1724) is a devastating and psychologically acute evocation of the ways in which vanity and ambition can corrupt the human soul.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Defoe, D. (1973). Roxana, or, the fortunate mistress . AMS Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. 1973. Roxana, Or, the Fortunate Mistress. AMS Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. Roxana, Or, the Fortunate Mistress AMS Press, 1973.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Defoe, Daniel. Roxana, Or, the Fortunate Mistress AMS Press, 1973.
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