The Reform'd Coquet, Familiar Letters Betwixt a Gentleman and a Lady, and The Accomplish'd Rake

Mary Davys (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

304 Seiten

1999
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-0969-5 (ISBN)

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The Reform'd Coquette (1724) tells the story of Amoranda, a good but flighty young woman whose tendency toward careless behavior is finally tamed. Familiar Letters Betwixt a Gentleman and a Lady (1725), a satire of both political debate and women's place in society, portrays a Tory man and a Whig woman who find themselves discussing love, even though they have pledged to remain platonic friends. The Accomplish'd Rake (1727) follows the exploits of Sir John Galliard from youth to manhood, when he is forced to accept responsibility for his actions. Mary Davys (1674?-1732) was one of the earliest female novelists in Britain, and after the death of her husband she supported herself by writing and running a coffeehouse. Her writing sparkles, especially in its witty dialogue. Although these three short epistolary novels are framed in a clear moral universe in which virtue is rewarded and transgressions is punished, her works are not overtly religious and punishment is as likely to come from society as from providence.

Martha F. Bowden is assistant professor of English at Kennesaw State University.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.9.1999
Reihe/Serie	Eighteenth-Century Novels by Women
Verlagsort	Lexington
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
	Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	0-8131-0969-8 / 0813109698
ISBN-13	978-0-8131-0969-5 / 9780813109695
Zustand	Neuware