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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789741903321

Autore

Wilson Brett D. <1971->

Titolo

A race of female patriots [[electronic resource] ] : women and public spirit on the British stage, 1688-1745 / / Brett D. Wilson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, : Bucknell University Press, co-published with the Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, 2012

ISBN

1-283-36243-0

9786613362438

1-61148-365-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (311 p.)

Collana

Transits : literature, thought & culture 1650-1850

Disciplina

822/.4093522

Soggetti

English drama - 18th century - History and criticism

Political plays, English - History and criticism

Women and literature - England - History - 18th century

Women in literature

Patriotism in literature

Theater - Political aspects - England - History - 18th century

Women in the theater - England - History - 18th century

Theater audiences - England - History - 17th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

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.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION: "A female patriot! Vanity! Absurd!"; Chapter 1. "HOW HARD IS THE CONDITION OF OUR SEX": The Female Advocate and the Subject of Sympathy in The Fair Penitent; Chapter 2. THAT SEX'S CARE: Sentimental Union and the Common Good; Chapter 3. PUBLIC VICTIMS: Janes, Jacobites, and the National She-Tragedy; Chapter 4. "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; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sommario/riassunto

A Race of Female Patriots is a study of tragic drama after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 that yields new insight into women's involvement in the public sphere and the political and aesthetic significance of feeling.