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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910811354003321
• Autore: Wilson Brett D. <1971->
• 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
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• 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.