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Social Science Women's Studies

Women, Popular Culture, and the Eighteenth Century

Popular Culture in the 18th Century & 18th Century

edited by Tiffany Potter

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Jul 2012
Category
Women's Studies, Popular Culture, 18th Century
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781442641815
    Publish Date
    Jul 2012
    List Price
    $85.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781442626911
    Publish Date
    May 2014
    List Price
    $45.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442620537
    Publish Date
    Sep 2012
    List Price
    $32.95

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Description

In contemporary pop culture, the pursuits regarded as the most frivolous are typically understood to be more feminine in nature than masculine. This collection illustrates how ideas of the popular and the feminine were assumed to be equally naturally intertwined in the eighteenth century, and the ways in which that association facilitates the ongoing trivialization of both.

Top scholars in eighteenth-century studies examine the significance of the parallel devaluations of women's culture and popular culture by looking at theatres and actresses; novels, magazines, and cookbooks; and populist politics, dress, and portraiture. They also assess how eighteenth-century women have been re-imagined in contemporary historical fiction, films, and television, from the works of award-winner Beryl Bainbridge to Darcymania and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. By reconsidering the cultural and social practices of eighteenth-century women, this fascinating volume reclaims the ostensibly trivial as a substantive cultural contribution.

About the author

Tiffany Potter teaches eighteenth-century British and American literature at the University of British Columbia. Her most recent book is the edited collection Women, Popular Culture, and the Eighteenth Century.

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