The Bucknell studies in eighteenth-century literature and culture
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
Introduction: outward appearances -- The problem of female legibility -- The promise of female legibility -- The playhouse -- The park -- The new exchange
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Body image in literature
English literature-- Early modern, 1500-1700-- History and criticism
Femininity in literature
Men-- Attitudes-- England-- London-- History-- 17th century
Public spaces in literature
Women in literature
Women-- Physiology
Women-- Public opionion-- England-- London-- History-- 17th century
London (England), Social life and customs, 17th century