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The Feminization Debate in Eighteenth-Century England: Literature, Commerce and Luxury

E.J. Clery

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Description:In the Eighteenth-century, critics of capitalism denounced the growth of luxuryand effeminacy; supporters applauded the increase of refinement and theimproved status of women. This pioneering study explores the way the association of commerce and femininity permeated cultural production. It looks at the first use of a female author as an icon of modernity in the Athenian Mercury, and reappraises works by Elizabeth Singer Rowe, Mandeville, Defoe, Pope and Elizabeth Carter. Samuel Richardson's novels represent the culmination of the English debate, while contemporary essays by David Hume move towards a fully-fledged enlightenment theory of feminization.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Feminization Debate in Eighteenth-Century England: Literature, Commerce and Luxury. To get started finding The Feminization Debate in Eighteenth-Century England: Literature, Commerce and Luxury, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: In the Eighteenth-century, critics of capitalism denounced the growth of luxuryand effeminacy; supporters applauded the increase of refinement and theimproved status of women. This pioneering study explores the way the association of commerce and femininity permeated cultural production. It looks at the first use of a female author as an icon of modernity in the Athenian Mercury, and reappraises works by Elizabeth Singer Rowe, Mandeville, Defoe, Pope and Elizabeth Carter. Samuel Richardson's novels represent the culmination of the English debate, while contemporary essays by David Hume move towards a fully-fledged enlightenment theory of feminization.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Feminization Debate in Eighteenth-Century England: Literature, Commerce and Luxury. To get started finding The Feminization Debate in Eighteenth-Century England: Literature, Commerce and Luxury, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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