EITHTEENTH-CENTURY WOMEN WRITERS AND THE GENTLEMAN'S LIBERATION MOVEMENT INDEPENDENCE,WAR,MASCULINITY,AND THE NOVEL,1778-1818 by MEGAN A.WOODWORTH, by Megan A. Woodworth, Woodworth, Megan A. ISBN 9781409427810, 9781409427803, 1409427811, 1409427803 instant download

EITHTEENTH-CENTURY WOMEN WRITERS AND THE GENTLEMAN'S LIBERATION MOVEMENT INDEPENDENCE,WAR,MASCULINITY,AND THE NOVEL,1778-1818 by MEGAN A.WOODWORTH, by Megan A. Woodworth, Woodworth, Megan A. ISBN 9781409427810, 9781409427803, 1409427811, 1409427803 instant download

Introduction: Creationg The Man: Re(de)fining Masculinity, 1660-1775 -- Part 1. Frances Burney, The American Revolutionary War, And The Cultural Revolution, 1778-1782: 1. Un Jeune Homme Comme Il Y En A Peu: Evelina And The Masculine Empire; 2. If A Man Dared Act For Himself: Cecilia And The Family Romance Of The American Revolution -- Part 2. Charlotte Smith, Jane West, And The War Of Ideals, 1789-1802: 3. The Best Were Only Men Of Theory: Masculinity, Revolution, And Reform, 1789-1793; 4. From Men Of Theory To Theoretical Men: Smith, West, And Masculinity At War, 1793-1802 -- Part 3. From Ennui To Meritocracy: Jane Austen, Maria Edgeworth, And The Redefinition Of 'gentleman': 5. A Really Respectable, Enlightened And Useful Country Gentleman: Men Of Fashion, Men Of Merit, And The Rehabilitation Of The Landed Gentleman' 6. Gentleman-like Manner: Gentlemanly Professionals, Merit, And The End Of Patronage; 7. You Misled Me By The Term Gentleman: A Final Farewell To Foppery And Nonsense -- Conclusion: The National Importance Of Domestic Virtue. Megan A. Woodworth. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [213]-224) And Index. In the late eighteenth-century English novel, the question of feminism has usually been explored with respect to how women writers treat their heroines and how they engage with contemporary political debates. This title argues that women writers' ideas about their own liberty are also present in their treatment of male characters.