TY - BOOK AU - Davidson,Jenny TI - Hypocrisy and the politics of politeness: manners and morals from Locke to Austen SN - 0511196040 AV - PR448.C7 D38 2004eb U1 - 820.9/353 22 PY - 2004/// CY - New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Austen, Jane, KW - Locke, John, KW - English literature KW - 18th century KW - History and criticism KW - Courtesy in literature KW - Literature and society KW - England KW - History KW - Moral conditions in literature KW - Etiquette in literature KW - Hypocrisy in literature KW - Ethics in literature KW - Littérature anglaise KW - 18e siècle KW - Histoire et critique KW - Littérature et société KW - Angleterre KW - Histoire KW - Conditions morales dans la littérature KW - Savoir-vivre dans la littérature KW - Hypocrisie dans la littérature KW - Morale dans la littérature KW - LITERARY CRITICISM KW - European KW - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Ethics KW - Etiquette KW - gtt KW - Schijnheiligheid KW - Cultuurverandering KW - Electronic books KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=161184 ER -