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Zusatztext 'Dangerous Women's overall claim is an important one. The idea that libertinism and sensibility are connected allows Linker to bring light previously obscured links between the two modes! and in so doing! yields a fresh perspective on both.' Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Theatre Research '... the most delightful! and perhaps unanticipated! aspect of Linker's thesis is her ability to draw connections between the community of women writers! showing how each woman author builds upon the previous one. Linker thus simultaneously traces the development of the female libertine while also demonstrating the impact of women-authored novels of sensibility on each other.' Women's Writing 'Ms. Linker's book includes many excellent analyses of texts... Readers looking for intelligent discussions of important texts and a provocative thesis about changes in female characters should read this book.' The Scriblerian 'Dangerous Women! Libertine Epicures! and the Rise of Sensibility! 1670-1730 is a meticulously researched work that traces the development of the different types of female libertines through a consideration of numerous texts. ...The connections Linker draws between sensibilitié and libertinism presents readers with a new and significant perspective on the philosophical! political! and cultural forces that influenced the presentation of the female libertine in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century British Literature.' 1650-1850: Ideas! Aesthetics! and Inquiries in the Early Modern Era 'Linker's study offers a nuanced etiology of the figure of the female libertine from her first appearance on the Restoration stage to her continued appearance in the eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century novel... [Linker's] research is solid. Moreover! Linker's prose is lucid: several of my undergraduates in a seminar on Restoration drama found her work helpful and accessible. I look forward to referring to Linker's etiology of the female libertine next seme Informationen zum Autor Laura Linker is a lecturer in the Department of English at North Carolina State University! USA! and teaches courses on libertinism at Duke University. Klappentext Examines heroines appearing in literature by John Dryden! Aphra Behn! Catharine Trotter! Delariviere Manley! and Daniel Defoe. This title places the female libertine within her cultural! philosophical! and literary contexts and suggests fresh ways of considering women's participation and the early novel. Zusammenfassung Examines heroines appearing in literature by John Dryden, Aphra Behn, Catharine Trotter, Delariviere Manley, and Daniel Defoe. This title places the female libertine within her cultural, philosophical, and literary contexts and suggests fresh ways of considering women's participation and the early novel. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Lady Libertine, Laura Linker; Chapter 1 Lady Lucretius, Laura Linker; Chapter 2 Lady Sensibility, Laura Linker; Chapter 3 The Humane Libertine, Laura Linker; Chapter 4 The Natural Libertine, Laura Linker; Chapter 5 The Amazonian Libertine, Laura Linker; conclusion The Fate of the Female Libertine, Laura Linker;...
