Title A Race Of Female Patriots : Women and Public Spirit on the British Stage, 1688-1745

Published Lanham : Bucknell University Press, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (311 pages) Contents PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION: "A female patriot! Vanity! Absurd!"; Chapter 1. "HOW HARD IS THE CONDITION OF OUR SEX": The Female Advocate and the Subject of Sympathy in The Fair Penitent; Chapter 2. THAT SEX'S CARE: Sentimental Union and the Common Good; Chapter 3. PUBLIC VICTIMS: Janes, Jacobites, and the National She-Tragedy; Chapter 4. "EVEN IN THE SOFTER SEX": Gendering Patriotism in the Plays of James Thomson; EPILOGUE: Circulating Power, Public Affections, and the Re-Masculinization of British Public Spirit; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR Summary A Race of Female Patriots is a study of tragic drama after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 that yields new insight into women's involvement in the public sphere and the political and aesthetic significance of feeling Notes Print version record Subject English drama -- 18th century -- History and criticism Political plays, English -- History and criticism Women and literature -- England -- History -- 18th century Women in literature. Patriotism in literature. Theater -- Political aspects -- England -- History -- 18th century Women in the theater -- England -- History -- 18th century Theater audiences -- England -- History -- 17th century English drama Patriotism in literature Political plays, English Theater audiences Theater -- Political aspects Women and literature Women in literature Women in the theater England Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book Author Bucknell University Press. ISBN 9781611483659 1611483654 1283362430 9781283362436

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