Women's utopias of the eighteenth century / Alessa Johns.
| Author/creator | Johns, Alessa |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Urbana : University of Illinois Press, ©2003. |
| Description | xi, 212 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part 1: defining feminist utopianism -- Mary Astell's "excited needles": imitation, circulation, and a theory of feminist utopia -- Feminist utopia and the new commercialism -- Part 2: women's utopian visions -- Sarah Fielding: ideal readers and utopian commerce -- Reconceiving the contract: Sarah Scott's self-replicating utopia -- Mary Hamilton: plagiarizing utopia -- Reproducing utopia beyond Britain: Jeanne Marie Leprince de Beaumont's The new Clarissa and Sophie von La Roche's Events at Lake Oneida -- Afterword: a middle way. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2002151284 |
| ISBN | 0252028414 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HQ1150 .J65 2003 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |