A race of female patriots : women and public spirit on the British stage, 1688-1745 / / Brett D. Wilson.
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| Superior document: | Transits : literature, thought & culture 1650-1850 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Transits (Bucknell University)
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 293 p. |
| Notes: | Introduction: "A female patriot? vanity! absurd!" -- "How hard is the condition of our sex"?: the female advocate and the subject of sympathy in The fair penitent -- That sex's care: sentimental union and the common good -- Public victims: Janes, Jacobites, and the national she-tragedy -- "Even in the softer sex": gendering patriotism in the plays of James Thomson -- Epilogue: circulating power, public affections, and the re-masculinization of British public spirit. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| ISBN: | 9781611483642 (cloth alk. paper) 9781611483659 (electronic bk.) |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Brett D. Wilson. |