Dangerous women, libertine epicures, and the rise of sensibility, 1670-1730 / by Laura Linker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Linker, Laura.

Series:

British Literature in Context in the Long Eighteenth Century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.

English literature.

English literature--18th century--History and criticism.

Libertines in literature.

Women in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the first full-length study of the figure of the female libertine in late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century literature, Laura Linker examines plays and novels by John Dryden, Aphra Behn, Catharine Trotter, Delariviere Manley, and Daniel Defoe. Her study places the female libertine within her cultural, philosophical, and literary contexts and suggests new ways of considering women's participation and the early novel.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Lady Libertine; 1 Lady Lucretius; 2 Lady Sensibility; 3 The Humane Libertine; 4 The Natural Libertine; 5 The Amazonian Libertine; Conclusion: The Fate of the Female Libertine; Works Cited; Index

Notes:

First published 2011 by Ashgate Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-57583-3

1-317-15484-3

1-317-15483-5

1-283-04796-9

9786613047960

1-4094-1812-X

9781315575834

OCLC:

710972920