The masqueraders, or Fatal curiosity ; and The surprize, or Constancy rewarded /
Eliza Haywood (1693-1756), the most important female English novelist of the 1720s who is famous for writing scandalous fiction about London society. Her short novels, The Masqueraders and The Surprize are valuable sources for the study of 18th century gender and identity, the social history of masq...
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| Language: | English |
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Toronto ; Buffalo :
University of Toronto Press,
[2015]
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| Summary: | Eliza Haywood (1693-1756), the most important female English novelist of the 1720s who is famous for writing scandalous fiction about London society. Her short novels, The Masqueraders and The Surprize are valuable sources for the study of 18th century gender and identity, the social history of masquerade, the dangers of courtship and seduction and conceptions of elite and popular cultures. Well suited to the teaching of these two texts, this volume contains annotated scholarly editions of both novels and extensive introduction, and useful appendices that discuss the masquerade's role in 18th century debates on gender, morality and identity. |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 187 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [179]-187) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781442647794 1442647795 9781442615878 1442615877 |