GENDER AND UTOPIA IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY: ESSAYS IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH UTOPIAN WRITING; ED. BY NICOLE POHL
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"Focusing on eighteenth-century constructions of symbolic femininity and eighteenth-century women's writing in relation to contemporary Utopian discourse, this volume adjusts our understanding of the Utopia of the Enlightenment, placing a unique emphasis on colonial Utopias." "By posing questions about the …
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"Focusing on eighteenth-century constructions of symbolic femininity and eighteenth-century women's writing in relation to contemporary Utopian discourse, this volume adjusts our understanding of the Utopia of the Enlightenment, placing a unique emphasis on colonial Utopias." "By posing questions about the inscription of gender in the context of eighteenth-century Utopian writing, the contributors shed new light on the eighteenth-century legacies that continue to shape contemporary views of social and political progress."--BOOK JACKET.
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""Focusing on eighteenth-century constructions of symbolic femininity and eighteenth-century women's writing in relation to contemporary Utopian discourse, this volume adjusts our understanding of the Utopia of the Enlightenment, placing a …"
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