The Pursuit of Pleasure

Gender, Space and Architecture in Regency London

By: Professor Jane Rendell

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Paperback | 1 December 2001 | Edition Number 1

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The Pursuit of Pleasure presents the figures of the rambler and the cyprian, the Eighteenth Century precursors to the Parisian flaneur and prostitute. The urban spaces traced by these figures were the clubs, sporting venues, operas, assembly rooms, streets and arcades of central London. Drawing on critical theory, geography and philosophy, The Pursuit of Pleasure extends and critiques the discipline of architectural history from a feminist perspective. The gendering of public space is considered to be a complex and shifting series of moves and looks between men and women, constructed and represented through spatial and social relations of consumption, display and exchange. Illustrated with contemporary prints and drawings, The Pursuit of Pleasure is an extraordinarily rich analysis of the gendered issues of public space at the birth of the modern metropolis.

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List of figures
Acknowledgements
The Pursuit of Pleasure	p. 1
The Pursuit of Theoretical Pleasure: 'Women on the Market'	p. 7
The Pursuit of Historical Pleasure: Life in London	p. 19
Life in London	p. 30
Life in London: The Rambler as Reader	p. 31
The Pursuit of Pleasure: Ramblers and Cyprians	p. 38
Mobility: The Rambler as Corinthian	p. 41
Visuality: The Rambler as Dandy	p. 49
Mobility: The Cyprian as Female Rambler	p. 54
Visuality: The Cyprian as Female Spectacle	p. 58
The Clubs of St. James's - Public Patriarchy	p. 63
The Clubhouse: Male Domesticity in the City	p. 66
The Bow Window: Displaying Exclusivity	p. 71
'Sanctum Sanctorium': The Secret Space of Gambling	p. 78
Almack's Assembly Rooms - Exchanging Property	p. 86
Assembly Rooms: 'Matrimonial Bazaars'	p. 89
Almack's: 'Seventh Heaven'	p. 92
Waltzing: 'An Obscene Display'	p. 96
Masquerade: 'Events Immoral'	p. 100
The Italian Opera House - Exchanging Looks	p. 104
The Italian Opera House: 'Modern Ornament to the Metropolis'	p. 105
Foyers, Lobbies, Saloons: 'Ladies of Saloon Notoriety'	p. 110
The Auditorium: 'To See and be Seen'	p. 114
Boxes: 'Seductive Lures'	p. 116
'Fop's Alley': 'Meetings and Greetings'	p. 118
Omnibus Boxes: 'Operatic Cognoscenti'	p. 119
The Stage: 'What a Foot, Leg and Thigh!'	p. 120
Green Room: 'Studying Nature'	p. 122
Life in and out of London	p. 126
Disorderly Bodies and Spaces: Mobility	p. 130
Disorderly Bodies and Spaces: Visuality	p. 137
From Life in London to Finish ... Life in and out of London	p. 140
Notes	p. 142
Bibliography	p. 198
Index	p. 245
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