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1 online resource (449 pages) |
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Women And Men In History |
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Women and men in history.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Gentlemen, manliness and polite society; Aims and context; Chapter outline; 1. Exploring polite society; Applications and definitions; Polite and sentimental ideologies; Communicating and practising; Problematising polite society; 2. Men and the rise of politeness; Men of court and town politeness; The polite gentleman; Manliness and politeness; The Chesterfield controversy; 3. The manliness of feeling; Sentimental actions; Manly ideals; Heroes and villains |
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Vicesimus Knox and the pretty preacher4. Effeminacy, foppery and the boundaries of polite society; Ceremony and affectation; Effeminacy and excess; The fop; The function of foppery; 5. Polite and impolite personalities; Dudley Ryder: conversation and confrontation; John Penrose: player in the polite world; James Boswell: civilization and its malcontent; The practice of polite manliness; Conclusion; Further reading; Theories of polite society; The material culture of polite society; Sensibility and men of feeling; Histories of men and manhood; Effeminacy and foppery |
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Polite and impolite personalitiesDebating polite society; Index |
| Summary |
This book presents an account of masculinity in eighteenth century Britain. In particular it is concerned with the impact of an emergent polite society on notions of manliness and the gentleman. From the 1660s a new type of social behaviour, politeness, was promoted by diverse writers. Based on continental ideas of refinement, it stressed the merits of genuine and generous sociability as befitted a progressive and tolerant nation. Early eighteenth century writers encouraged men to acquire the characteristics of politeness by becoming urbane town gentlemen. Later commentators promoted an |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Men -- Europe -- History
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Masculinity -- Europe -- History
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Courtesy -- Europe -- History
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Etiquette -- Europe -- History
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Courtesy
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Etiquette
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Manners and customs
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Masculinity
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Men
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Europe -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045760
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| Subject |
Europe
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317882268 |
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1317882261 |
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