REPRESENTATIONS OF FEMININITY IN SEVENTEENTH CENTURY CONDUCT MANUALS FOR GENTLEMEN
REPRESENTATIONS OF FEMININITY IN SEVENTEENTH CENTURY CONDUCT MANUALS FOR GENTLEMEN
Author(s): Stefania BiscettiSubject(s): Gender Studies
Published by: Universitatea de Vest din Timişoara
Summary/Abstract: This paper investigates conceptual representations of women in 17th century conduct manuals for gentlemen published in England before and after the Civil War. The aim is to see whether the socio-cultural transformations produced by the Revolution are reflected in the metaphorical expressions referring to the female sex in a highly conservative textual genre
Journal: Gender Studies
- Issue Year: 2012
- Issue No: 11
- Page Range: 223-237
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English