LEADER 03785nam 2200733 a 450 001 9910789741903321 005 20230801221350.0 010 $a1-283-36243-0 010 $a9786613362438 010 $a1-61148-365-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000131223 035 $a(EBL)817134 035 $a(OCoLC)768082485 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000551966 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12203701 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000551966 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10538177 035 $a(PQKB)10771288 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC817134 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL817134 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10519539 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL336243 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000131223 100 $a20110930d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA race of female patriots$b[electronic resource] $ewomen and public spirit on the British stage, 1688-1745 /$fBrett D. Wilson 210 $aLanham $cBucknell University Press, co-published with the Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (311 p.) 225 1 $aTransits : literature, thought & culture 1650-1850 300 $aIntroduction: "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. 311 $a1-61148-364-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; 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 330 $aA Race of Female Patriots is a study of tragic drama after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 that yields new insight into women's involvement in the public sphere and the political and aesthetic significance of feeling. 410 0$aTransits (Bucknell University) 606 $aEnglish drama$y18th century$xHistory and criticism 606 $aPolitical plays, English$xHistory and criticism 606 $aWomen and literature$zEngland$xHistory$y18th century 606 $aWomen in literature 606 $aPatriotism in literature 606 $aTheater$xPolitical aspects$zEngland$xHistory$y18th century 606 $aWomen in the theater$zEngland$xHistory$y18th century 606 $aTheater audiences$zEngland$xHistory$y17th century 615 0$aEnglish drama$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aPolitical plays, English$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aWomen and literature$xHistory 615 0$aWomen in literature. 615 0$aPatriotism in literature. 615 0$aTheater$xPolitical aspects$xHistory 615 0$aWomen in the theater$xHistory 615 0$aTheater audiences$xHistory 676 $a822/.4093522 700 $aWilson$b Brett D.$f1971-$01497688 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910789741903321 996 $aA race of female patriots$93722925 997 $aUNINA