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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792778603321

Autore

Berry Helen <1969-, >

Titolo

Gender, society, and print culture in late Stuart England : the cultural world of the Athenian mercury / / Helen Berry

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-25455-7

1-351-93439-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (279 pages)

Collana

Women and gender in the early modern world

Disciplina

942.106

Soggetti

Sex role - Public opinion - England - London - History - 17th century

Sex - Public opinion - England - London - History - 17th century

London (England) Social life and customs 17th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2003 by Ashgate Publishing.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction : pressing anxieties -- 2. Coffee houses, print culture and the public sphere -- 3. Authenticity and women readers -- 4. The community of readers -- 5. Casuistry and the ambiguity of advice -- 6. Interpreting the body -- 7. Courtship dilemmas -- 8. Problems with sex -- 9. Questioning friendship -- 10. Conclusion.