Misogynous economies : the business of literature in eighteenth-century Britain

Misogynous economies : the business of literature in eighteenth-century Britain / Laura Mandell.

Author/creator	Mandell, Laura
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©1999.
Description	228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	English literature--18th century --History and criticism. Misogyny in literature. Capitalism and literature--Great Britain --History --18th century. Women and literature--Great Britain --History --18th century. English literature--Women authors --History and criticism. Capitalists and financiers in literature. Economics in literature. Ethics in literature. Women in literature. Rape in literature.

Contents	Misogyny and literariness: Dryden, Pope, and Swift -- Capitalism and rape: Thomas Otway's The orphan -- Engendering capitalist desire: filthy bawds and thoroughly good merchants in Mandeville and Lillo -- Misogyny and feminism: Mary Leapor -- Misogyny and the canon: the character of women in anthologies of poetry -- Transcending misogyny: Anna Letitia Barbauld writes her way out.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-211) and index.
LCCN	99017695
ISBN	0813121167 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	PR448.M57 M36 1999	✔ Available	Place Hold