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Laura Linker's groundbreaking study examines the figure of the female libertine in late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century British literature, tracing her emergence across works by John Dryden, Aphra Behn, Catharine Trotter, Delariviere Manley, and Daniel Defoe. Drawing on Epicurean ideas from Lucretius's De rerum natura, Linker argues that the female libertine interrogates gender roles and assumptions whilst becoming a source of considerable tension during the late Stuart and early Georgian periods. Witty and rebellious, these heroines serve as frequent satiric targets, revealing anxieties about female agency and desire. This comprehensive examination of how female libertines challenge conventional morality and social expectations offers essential insights into the literary culture and intellectual debates of the period, making it invaluable for scholars of eighteenth-century British literature, gender studies, and the history of literary movements.

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Examines female libertine figures in works by John Dryden, Aphra Behn, Catharine Trotter, Delariviere Manley, and Daniel Defoe across 1670-1730.

Explores how Epicurean philosophy from Lucretius's De rerum natura influenced the development of the female libertine character in British literature.

Analyses the satiric representation of witty, rebellious heroines as cultural anxieties about gender roles and female autonomy during the late Stuart and early Georgian periods.

Part of the British Literature in Context in the Long Eighteenth Century series by Routledge, providing scholarly context for literary study.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1409418111
Category: Books > Subjects > Poetry, Drama & Criticism > History & Criticism > Literary Theory & Movements
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Release Date: 14 April 2011
Listed Since: 28 January 2011

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