Hypocrisy and the politics of politeness : manners and morals from Locke to Austen /
Davidson, Jenny.
Hypocrisy and the politics of politeness : manners and morals from Locke to Austen / Jenny Davidson. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004. - 1 online resource (242 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-229) and index.
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; introduction The revolution in manners in eighteenth-century prose; chapter one Hypocrisy and the servant problem; chapter two Gallantry, adultery and the principles of politeness; chapter three Revolutions in female manners; chapter four Hypocrisy and the novel i: Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded; chapter five Hypocrisy and the novel ii: a modest question about Mansfield Park; coda Politeness and its costs; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Jenny Davidson considers the arguments that define hypocrisy as a moral and political virtue in its own right. She shows that these were arguments that thrived in eighteenth-century Britain's culture of politeness. Davidson examines the attitude of such writers as Locke and Austen towards hypocrisy.
0511196040 (electronic bk.) 9780511196041 (electronic bk.)
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 --Ethics.
Locke, John, 1632-1704 --Ethics.
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817.
Locke, John, 1632-1704.
1700-1799
English literature--History and criticism.--18th century
Courtesy in literature.
Literature and society--History--England--18th century.
Moral conditions in literature.
Etiquette in literature.
Hypocrisy in literature.
Ethics in literature.
Littérature anglaise--Histoire et critique.--18e siècle
Littérature et société--Histoire--Angleterre--18e siècle.
Conditions morales dans la littérature.
Savoir-vivre dans la littérature.
Hypocrisie dans la littérature.
Morale dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM--European--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Courtesy in literature.
English literature.
Ethics.
Ethics in literature.
Etiquette in literature.
Hypocrisy in literature.
Literature and society.
Moral conditions in literature.
Etiquette.
Schijnheiligheid.
Cultuurverandering.
England.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
PR448.C7 / D38 2004eb
820.9/353
Hypocrisy and the politics of politeness : manners and morals from Locke to Austen / Jenny Davidson. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004. - 1 online resource (242 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-229) and index.
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; introduction The revolution in manners in eighteenth-century prose; chapter one Hypocrisy and the servant problem; chapter two Gallantry, adultery and the principles of politeness; chapter three Revolutions in female manners; chapter four Hypocrisy and the novel i: Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded; chapter five Hypocrisy and the novel ii: a modest question about Mansfield Park; coda Politeness and its costs; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Jenny Davidson considers the arguments that define hypocrisy as a moral and political virtue in its own right. She shows that these were arguments that thrived in eighteenth-century Britain's culture of politeness. Davidson examines the attitude of such writers as Locke and Austen towards hypocrisy.
0511196040 (electronic bk.) 9780511196041 (electronic bk.)
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 --Ethics.
Locke, John, 1632-1704 --Ethics.
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817.
Locke, John, 1632-1704.
1700-1799
English literature--History and criticism.--18th century
Courtesy in literature.
Literature and society--History--England--18th century.
Moral conditions in literature.
Etiquette in literature.
Hypocrisy in literature.
Ethics in literature.
Littérature anglaise--Histoire et critique.--18e siècle
Littérature et société--Histoire--Angleterre--18e siècle.
Conditions morales dans la littérature.
Savoir-vivre dans la littérature.
Hypocrisie dans la littérature.
Morale dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM--European--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Courtesy in literature.
English literature.
Ethics.
Ethics in literature.
Etiquette in literature.
Hypocrisy in literature.
Literature and society.
Moral conditions in literature.
Etiquette.
Schijnheiligheid.
Cultuurverandering.
England.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
PR448.C7 / D38 2004eb
820.9/353