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

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

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Main Author: Wilson, Brett D., 1971-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Bucknell University Press, co-published with the Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, 2012.
Series:Transits (Bucknell University)
Subjects:
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.
Electronic books.
Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Item Description: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.
Physical Description:xvi, 293 p.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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