Rakes, highwaymen, and pirates : the making of the modern gentleman in the eighteenth century

Rakes, highwaymen, and pirates : the making of the modern gentleman in the eighteenth century / Erin Mackie.

Author/creator	Mackie, Erin Skye, 1959-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
Description	x, 231 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Burney, Fanny, 1752-1840. Evelina. Godwin, William, 1756-1836. Things as they are. English literature--18th century --History and criticism. Masculinity in literature. Literature and society--England --History --18th century. Libertines in literature. Adventure and adventurers in literature.

Contents	Historicizing masculinity: the criminal and the gentleman -- Always making excuses: the rake and criminality -- Romancing the highwayman -- Welcome the outlaw: pirates, maroons, and Caribbean countercultures -- Privacy and ideology: elite male crime in Burney's Evelina and Godwin's Caleb Williams.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-224) and index.
LCCN	2008022422
ISBN	9780801890888 (acid-free paper)
ISBN	0801890888 (acid-free paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	PR 448.M37 M33 2009	✔ Available	Place Hold