Inara Serra: Difference between revisions

	Inara Serra
	species: Human
	Companion
	from; Firefly
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Revision as of 09:59, 22 April 2008

Inara Serra is a character in "Firefly" and its follow-ups.

A number of possible historical precedents have been suggested for "Companions":

Shuyu in 19th century Shanghai^[1]
Hindi temple dancers^[2]
Geishas, in Japan
Courtesans in ancient Greece, 16th-18th century Europe
Hookers in the US 19th century West; the character and profession simultaneously reference and subvert that role.^[3]

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 * Geishas, in Japan
 * Courtesans in ancient Greece, 16th-18th century Europe
-* Hookers in the US 19th century West - [[reference]]d & [[subvert]]ed
+* Hookers in the US 19th century West; the character and profession simultaneously [[reference]] and [[subvert]] that role.<ref>[http://esotericappeal.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/03/its-people-like.html Esoteric Appeal, 2008/3/27]</ref>
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