The Satirical Gaze
Prints of Women in Late Eighteenth-Century England
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 29 January 2004
- ISBN 9780199267569
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages300 pages
- Size 241x162x20 mm
- Weight 619 g
- Language English
- Illustrations numerous half-tones 0
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Short description:
This is the first scholarly study to focus on satirical prints of women in the late eighteenth century. This was the golden age of graphic satire: thousands of prints were published, and they were viewed by nearly all sections of the population. These prints both reflected and sought to shape contemporary debate about the role of women in society. Cindy McCreery's study examines the beliefs and prejudices of Georgian England which they revealed.
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This is the first scholarly study to focus on satirical prints of women in the late eighteenth century. The period c.1760-1800 was the golden age of graphic satire: thousands of copper-plate engravings, humorous and/or critical in tone, were published. They were sold in London and the provinces and exported overseas, and were viewed by nearly all sections of the population.
These prints both reflected and sought to shape contemporary debate about the role of women in society. While attitudes varied considerably, the general consensus was that women were more visible in society than ever before - on the streets, on the stage, on the walls of the Royal Academy, on the hustings, and in the pleasure gardens. The satirical prints of the period reveal perceptions of women and their behaviour as prostitutes and courtesans, wives and mothers, old maids and widows. Cindy McCreery's detailed exploration of this relatively neglected genre extends our knowledge of contemporary attitudes towards women and offers an important new dimension to our understanding of Georgian culture.
[A] very good book and one that i greatly enjoyed reading.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Satirical Prints of Women and the London Art Market
Women in the Street: Prostitutes and Market Vendors
Women on the Stage: Courtesans and Scandalous Actresses
Women in Male Roles: Literary Ladies and Masculine Politicians
Women at Home and Abroad, I: Aristocratic Adulteresses and Patriotic Wives
Women at Home and Abroad, II: Fashionable Mammas and Natural Mothers
Women over 35: Old Maids, Merry Widows, and Cosy Wives
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
