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Women of quality : accepting and contesting ideals of femininity in England, 1690-1760 /
In the years following the Glorious Revolution, didactic writers and other social critics created a new discourse of 'natural' feminine behavior. This has been seen as the first stirrings of a middle-class ideology, opposed to the luxury and decadence of fashionable women, but using the co...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY :
Boydell Press,
2002.
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| Colección: | Studies in early modern cultural, political and social history ;
v. 1. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- LIST OF FIGURES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; NOTE ON THE TEXT; INTRODUCTION; 1. Ideals of Femininity; Seventeenth-century conduct books; Modesty, chastity, and feminine conduct in the early eighteenth century; Marriage; Praise of femininity; Conclusion; 2. The Attack on Fashionable Society; Fashionable dress; Fashionable diversions; Femininity and consumption; Conclusion; 3. Marriage; Marrying well; Living the ideal?; Marital breakdown; Conclusion; 4. Household Management; "Women of business"; Good credit: domestic economy and financial restraint; Mistress and servant
- Estate management and hands-on laborConclusion; 5. Consumption and Fashion; Appropriate consumption; Rejecting fashionable consumption; Conclusion; 6. Politeness and Sociability; A polite education; Sociability and reputation; The politics of politeness; Sincerity and sentiment; Conclusion; 7. Public Life, Influence, and Politics; Christianity and charity; Influence at court; Influence and politics beyond the court; Influence and femininity; Conclusion; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX