Literature and the Idea of Luxury in Early Modern England

Scott, Alison V.

doi:10.4324/9781315592657

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“…10 Giving into that desire 'involved not merely falling into worldly concupiscence and excess, but also enriching the foreign merchants … at England's expense', according to Alison V. Scott. 11 Thus, it fell on England's merchants, shopkeepers, and artisans to adapt quickly to the fluctuations of supply and demand -prompted in part by consumer desire -to preserve profitable exchange at home.…”

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Cosmopolitan Desire and Profitable Performance in The Dutch Courtesan

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2020

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The Dutch Courtesan reflects on the uses of seduction and desire in commercial culture. The eponymous courtesan Franceschina circulates among foreign clientele; the native conman Cocledemoy accumulates wealth through a range of foreign disguises. Their cosmopolitan appeal to diverse consumers illustrates the dangers of excessive desire linked to an intensifying fashion for foreign commodities in the period. The commodity that is the play itself also capitalizes on similar fascinations of London audiences. Franceschina and Cocledemoy’s explicitly theatrical performances display and satirize how salesmanship – in the form of seduction and trickery – preys on consumer interests to fuel commerce in the global marketplace.

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