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Refiguring the Coquette
. Ed(S): King, Shelley; Schlick, Yael Rachel
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Description for Refiguring the Coquette
Hardback. Editor(s): King, Shelley; Schlick, Yael Rachel. Series: Bucknell Studies in Eighteenth Century Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.
This is a collection of nine original essays selected and edited with a twofold aim: to establish the parameters of coquetry as it was defined and represented in the long eighteenth century, and to reconsider this traditional figure in light of recent work in cultural and gender studies. The essays provide analyses of lesser-known works, examine the depiction of the coquette in popular culture, explore the importance of coquetry as a contemporary term applicable to men as well as women, and amplify current theorization of the coquette. By bringing together the diverse contexts and genres in which the figure of ... Read more
This is a collection of nine original essays selected and edited with a twofold aim: to establish the parameters of coquetry as it was defined and represented in the long eighteenth century, and to reconsider this traditional figure in light of recent work in cultural and gender studies. The essays provide analyses of lesser-known works, examine the depiction of the coquette in popular culture, explore the importance of coquetry as a contemporary term applicable to men as well as women, and amplify current theorization of the coquette. By bringing together the diverse contexts and genres in which the figure of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
Series
Bucknell Studies in Eighteenth Century Literature and Culture
Number of Pages
228
Place of Publication
Cranbury, United States
ISBN
9781611483062
SKU
V9781611483062
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About . Ed(S): King, Shelley; Schlick, Yael Rachel
Shelley King is sssociate professor of English at Queen's University. Yaël Schlick is associate adjunct professor at Queen's University.
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