Recent Studies in the Restoration and Eighteenth Century

The separation between the public and private spheres in the long eighteenth century is dead. This collapse of privacy and publicity makes the later eighteenth century, when class, gender, and public culture became matters of general anxiety, newly significant.

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Published in:Studies in English literature, 1500-1900 1500-1900, 2002-07, Vol.42 (3), p.619-664
Main Author: Benedict, Barbara M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
18th century
Anthologies
Anxiety
Austen, Jane (1775-1817)
British literature
Cleland, John (1709-1789)
Cultural change
Eighteenth century literature
History
Literary criticism
Literary history
Love poetry
Novels
Poetry
Private sector
Public sector
Theater
Writers
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Summary:The separation between the public and private spheres in the long eighteenth century is dead. This collapse of privacy and publicity makes the later eighteenth century, when class, gender, and public culture became matters of general anxiety, newly significant.
ISSN:0039-3657
1522-9270
1522-9270
DOI:10.1353/sel.2002.0024