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

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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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wilson, Brett D., 1971-
Autor Corporativo: Bucknell University Press
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Bucknell University Press, co-published with the Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, 2012.
Colección:Transits (Bucknell University)
Temas:
1600-1799
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.
Théâtre anglais > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Théâtre politique anglais > Histoire et critique.
Femmes et littérature > Angleterre > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Femmes dans la littérature.
Patriotisme dans la littérature.
Théâtre > Aspect politique > Angleterre > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Femmes au théâtre > Angleterre > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Théâtre > Publics > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
DRAMA > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English drama
Patriotism in literature
Political plays, English
Theater audiences
Theater > Political aspects
Women and literature
Women in literature
Women in the theater
England
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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