| Women in the Eighteenth Century: Constructions of Femininity Contributor(s): Jones, Vivien (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415034892 ISBN-13: 9780415034890 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1990 Annotation: Complementing the current upsurge in feminist writing on the eighteenth century, and giving students the chance to make their own re-readings of texts, this anthology gathers together a range of material from conduct manuals to medical texts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Literary Criticism - Reference |
| Dewey: 305.409 |
| LCCN: 90181383 |
| Series: Problems of Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.08" W x 7.86" (0.77 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This anthology gathers together various texts by and about women, ranging from conduct' manuals to pamphlets on prostitution, from medical texts to critical definitions of women's writing, from anti-female satires to appeals for female equality. By making this material more widely available, Women in the Eighteenth Century complements the current upsurge in feminist writing on eighteenth-century literary history and offers students the opportunity to make their own rereadings of literary texts and their ideological contexts. |
