Wilson, Brett D.,  1971- <br/><br/>
A race of female patriots  women and public spirit on the British stage, 1688-1745 /  [electronic resource] : 
Brett D. Wilson. 
 - Lanham :  Bucknell University Press, co-published with the Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group,  2012. 
 - xvi, 293 p. 
 - Transits : literature, thought & culture 1650-1850 .
 - Transits (Bucknell University) .
<br/><br/> Introduction: "A female patriot? vanity! absurd!" -- "How hard is the condition of our sex"?: the female advocate and the subject of sympathy in The fair penitent -- That sex's care: sentimental union and the common good -- Public victims: Janes, Jacobites, and the national she-tragedy -- "Even in the softer sex": gendering patriotism in the plays of James Thomson -- Epilogue: circulating power, public affections, and the re-masculinization of British public spirit. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2012. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English drama--History and criticism.--18th century<br/>Political plays, English--History and criticism.<br/>Women and literature--History--England--18th century.<br/>Women in literature.<br/>Patriotism in literature.<br/>Theater--Political aspects--History--England--18th century.<br/>Women in the theater--History--England--18th century.<br/>Theater audiences--History--England--17th century.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PR698.W6  / W55 2012eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>822/.4093522