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

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Superior document:British literature in context in the long eighteenth century
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Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
Series:British literature in context in the long eighteenth century.
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Physical Description:[xi], 229 p.
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Table of 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.