Eighteenth-century women writers and the gentleman's liberation movement
Subtitle: independence, war, masculinity, and the novel, 1778-1818
By: by Megan A. Woodworth
Series: British literature in context in the long eighteenth century
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9781409427803; 9781409427810
Subjects: Masculinity in literature; English literature; Women authors; History and criticism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-224) and index.
Table of contents: title: Un jeune homme comme il y en a peu: Evelina and the masculine empire; title: If a man dared act for himself: Cecilia and the family romance of the American Revolution; title: The best were only men of theory: masculinity, revolution, and reform, 1789-1793; title: From men of theory to theoretical men: Smith, West, and masculinity at war, 1793-1802; title: A really respectable, enlightened and useful country gentleman: men of fashion, men of merit, and the rehabilitation of the landed gentleman; title: Gentleman-like manner: gentlemanly professionals, merit, and the end of patronage; title: You misled me by the term gentleman: a final farewell to foppery and nonsense.