Hypocrisy and the politics of politeness : manners and morals from Locke to Austen / Jenny Davidson.
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TextPublication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.Description: 1 online resource (242 pages)Content type: - text
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- 0511196040
- 9780511196041
- Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Ethics
- Locke, John, 1632-1704 -- Ethics
- Austen, Jane, 1775-1817
- Locke, John, 1632-1704
- English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism
- Courtesy in literature
- Literature and society -- England -- History -- 18th century
- Moral conditions in literature
- Etiquette in literature
- Hypocrisy in literature
- Ethics in literature
- Littérature anglaise -- 18e siècle -- Histoire et critique
- Littérature et société -- Angleterre -- Histoire -- 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
- England
- Etiquette
- Schijnheiligheid
- Cultuurverandering
- 1700-1799
- 820.9/353 22
- PR448.C7 D38 2004eb
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-229) and index.
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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.
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