The feminization debate in eighteenth-century England
Subtitle: literature, commerce and luxury
By: by E.J. Clery.
Series: Palgrave studies in the Enlightenment, romanticism and cultures of print
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hamsphire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
Subjects: English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism; Feminism and literature -- England -- History -- 18th century; Women and literature -- England -- History -- 18th century; English literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism; Feminism -- England -- History -- 18th century; Luxury -- History -- 18th century; Femininity in literature; Sex role in literature; Feminism in literature; Luxury in literature; Women in literature; Great Britain -- Commerce -- History -- 18th century
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.