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Author:

Pritchard, Will, 1965- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2007032814

Title:

Outward appearances : the female exterior in Restoration London / Will Pritchard.

Publisher:

Bucknell University Press,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

266 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Subject:

English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.
Women in literature.
Women--Physiology.
Public spaces in literature.
Men--History--London--London--History--17th century.
Women--History--London--London--History--17th century.
Femininity in literature.
Body image in literature.
London (England)--Social life and customs--17th century.

Notes:

A cultural study of how men in Restoration London, view women through their outward physical appearances and through their increased appearances in public places. Based on literary and non-literary texts from the years 1650-1700. Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-261) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: outward appearances -- The problem of female legibility -- The promise of female legibility -- The playhouse -- The park -- The new exchange.

Series:

Bucknell studies in eighteenth-century literature and culture

ISBN:

0838756883
9780838756881

OCLC:

(OCoLC)124538875

LCCN:

2007019225

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)