Title: The feminization debate in eighteenth-century England : literature, commerce and luxury /
Authors: Clery, E. J.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2004
Subjects: English literature History and criticism; Feminism and literature England History; Women and literature England History; English literature Women authors History and criticism; Feminism England History; Luxury History; Femininity in literature.; Sex role in literature.; Feminism in literature.; Luxury in literature.; Women in literature; Great Britain Commerce History
Abstract: In the 18th century, critics of capitalism denounced the growth of luxury and effeminacy; supporters applauded the increase of refinement and the improved status of women. This study explores the way the association of commerce and femininity permeated cultural production.