Eighteenth-century women writers and the gentleman's liberation movement [electronic resource] : independence, war, masculinity, and the novel, 1778-1818 / by Megan A. Woodworth.

By: Woodworth, Megan AContributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextSeries: British literature in context in the long eighteenth centuryPublication details: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, c2011Description: [xi], 229 pISBN: 9781409427810 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): English literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism | English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism | Masculinity in literatureGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 823/.5099287 LOC classification: PR111 | .W659 2011Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Un jeune homme comme il y en a peu: Evelina and the masculine empire -- If a man dared act for himself: Cecilia and the family romance of the American Revolution -- The best were only men of theory: masculinity, revolution, and reform, 1789-1793 -- From men of theory to theoretical men: Smith, West, and masculinity at war, 1793-1802 -- A really respectable, enlightened and useful country gentleman: men of fashion, men of merit, and the rehabilitation of the landed gentleman -- Gentleman-like manner: gentlemanly professionals, merit, and the end of patronage -- You misled me by the term gentleman: a final farewell to foppery and nonsense.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Un jeune homme comme il y en a peu: Evelina and the masculine empire -- If a man dared act for himself: Cecilia and the family romance of the American Revolution -- The best were only men of theory: masculinity, revolution, and reform, 1789-1793 -- From men of theory to theoretical men: Smith, West, and masculinity at war, 1793-1802 -- A really respectable, enlightened and useful country gentleman: men of fashion, men of merit, and the rehabilitation of the landed gentleman -- Gentleman-like manner: gentlemanly professionals, merit, and the end of patronage -- You misled me by the term gentleman: a final farewell to foppery and nonsense.

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