The feminization debate in eighteenth-century England : Literature, commerce and luxury
In the eighteenth century, critics of capitalism denounced the growth of luxury and effeminacy; supporters applauded the increase of refinement and the improved status of women. This pioneering study explores the way the association of commerce and femininity permeated cultural production. It looks...
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Palgrave Macmillan
2004
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| 100 | |a Clery, E. J. | ||
| 245 | 4 | |a The feminization debate in eighteenth-century England : | |
| 245 | 0 | |b Literature, commerce and luxury | |
| 245 | 0 | |c E. J. Clery | |
| 260 | |a New York | ||
| 260 | |b Palgrave Macmillan | ||
| 260 | |c 2004 | ||
| 520 | |a In the eighteenth century, critics of capitalism denounced the growth of luxury and effeminacy; supporters applauded the increase of refinement and the improved status of women. This pioneering study explores the way the association of commerce and femininity permeated cultural production. It looks at the first use of a female author as an icon of modernity in theAthenian Mercury, and reappraises works by Elizabeth Singer Rowe, Mandeville, Defoe, Pope and Elizabeth Carter. Samuel Richardson's novels represent the culmination of the English debate, while contemporary essays by David Hume move towards a fully-fledged enlightenment theory of feminization. | ||
| 650 | |a English literature,Feminism and literature,Femininity in literature,Sex role in literature | ||
| 650 | |x History and criticism,History | ||
| 650 | |y 18th century,18th century | ||
| 650 | |z England | ||
| 904 | |i Hiếu | ||
| 980 | |a Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ | ||