Gender and Language in British Literary Criticism, 1660-1790 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521021456)

During the eighteenth century British critics believed that masculine values represented the best literature while feminine terms signified less important works or authors. Laura Runge argues that an understanding of the language of eighteenth-century criticism requires careful analysis of the gendered language of the era. Her exploration of why, for example, the heroic and the sublime were seen as masculine modes while the novel was viewed as a feminine genre addresses issues central to eighteenth-century studies that are still relevant today.

Author: Laura L. Runge
ISBN-10: 0521021456
ISBN-13: 9780521021456
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/20/2005
Pages: 244
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d