| Description |
1 online resource (242 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; introduction The revolution in manners in eighteenth-century prose; chapter one Hypocrisy and the servant problem; chapter two Gallantry, adultery and the principles of politeness; chapter three Revolutions in female manners; chapter four Hypocrisy and the novel i: Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded; chapter five Hypocrisy and the novel ii: a modest question about Mansfield Park; coda Politeness and its costs; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Jenny Davidson considers the arguments that define hypocrisy as a moral and political virtue in its own right. She shows that these were arguments that thrived in eighteenth-century Britain's culture of politeness. Davidson examines the attitude of such writers as Locke and Austen towards hypocrisy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-229) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Ethics
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Locke, John, 1632-1704 -- Ethics
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| SUBJECT |
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 fast |
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Locke, John, 1632-1704 fast |
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English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism
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Courtesy in literature.
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Literature and society -- England -- History -- 18th century
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Moral conditions in literature.
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Etiquette in literature.
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Hypocrisy in literature.
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Ethics in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Courtesy in literature
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English literature
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Ethics
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Ethics in literature
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Etiquette in literature
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Hypocrisy in literature
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Literature and society
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Moral conditions in literature
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Etiquette.
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Schijnheiligheid.
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Cultuurverandering.
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England
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0511196040 |
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9780511196041 |
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