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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451198803321

Autore

Harol Corrinne

Titolo

Enlightened virginity in eighteenth-century literature [[electronic resource] /] / Corrinne Harol

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006

ISBN

1-281-36585-8

9786611365851

1-4039-8365-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HarolCorrinne

Disciplina

820.9/353

Soggetti

English literature - 18th century - History and criticism

Virginity in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published as the author's thesis (doctoral-Univ. of Calif., Los Angeles) under the title: Novel virgins.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-221) and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Enlightened Virginity in Eighteenth-Century Literature analyzes the history of the English virgin at the height of her celebrity. In so doing, it presents new arguments about the early English novel and its relationship to science, religion, and feminist theory.