Our coquettes capacious desire in the eighteenth century / Theresa Braunschneider.

Author/creator Braunschneider, Theresa, 1971-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCharlottesville : University of Virginia Press,
Descriptionix, 189 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
English literature--18th century. --History and criticism.
Young women in literature.
Flirting in literature.
Social interaction in literature.
Man-woman relationships in literature.
Consumption (Economics) in literature.
Consumption (Economics)--Great Britain. --History. --18th century.
Young women--Great Britain. --Social life and customs. --18th century.
Literature and society--Great Britain. --History. --18th century.

SeriesWinner of the Walker Cowen Memorial Prize for an outstanding work of scholarship in eighteenth-century studies
Contents A prelude: the novelty of coquetry -- The people that things make: coquettes and consumer culture -- The coquette here and there: a cartography of coquetry -- Women who choose too much: reforming the coquette -- A postlude: the coquette's demise.
General note"Winner of the Walker Cowen Memorial Prize for an outstanding work of scholarship in eighteenth-century studies"--P. facing t.p.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 175-183) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2008038356
ISBN9780813928098 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0813928095 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780813928142 (e-book : alk. paper)
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