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The Feminization Debate in Eighteenth-Century Britain: Literature, Commerce and Luxury (Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print)
The Feminization Debate in EighteenthCentury Britain Literature Commerce and Luxury - Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print
Author: E. J. Clery
In the eighteenth century, critics of capitalism denounced the growth of luxury and effeminacy; supporters applauded the increase of refinement and the improved status of women. This pioneering study explores the way the association of commerce and femininity permeated cultural production. It looks at the first use of a female author as an icon ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780333777312
ISBN-10: 033377731X
Publication Date: 11/13/2004
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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