03785nam 2200733 a 450 991078974190332120230801221350.01-283-36243-097866133624381-61148-365-4(CKB)2670000000131223(EBL)817134(OCoLC)768082485(SSID)ssj0000551966(PQKBManifestationID)12203701(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000551966(PQKBWorkID)10538177(PQKB)10771288(MiAaPQ)EBC817134(Au-PeEL)EBL817134(CaPaEBR)ebr10519539(CaONFJC)MIL336243(EXLCZ)99267000000013122320110930d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA race of female patriots[electronic resource] women and public spirit on the British stage, 1688-1745 /Brett D. WilsonLanham Bucknell University Press, co-published with the Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group20121 online resource (311 p.)Transits : literature, thought & culture 1650-1850Introduction: "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.1-61148-364-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 AUTHORA 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. Transits (Bucknell University)English drama18th centuryHistory and criticismPolitical plays, EnglishHistory and criticismWomen and literatureEnglandHistory18th centuryWomen in literaturePatriotism in literatureTheaterPolitical aspectsEnglandHistory18th centuryWomen in the theaterEnglandHistory18th centuryTheater audiencesEnglandHistory17th centuryEnglish dramaHistory and criticism.Political plays, EnglishHistory and criticism.Women and literatureHistoryWomen in literature.Patriotism in literature.TheaterPolitical aspectsHistoryWomen in the theaterHistoryTheater audiencesHistory822/.4093522Wilson Brett D.1971-1497688MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789741903321A race of female patriots3722925UNINA