For Her Own Good
A Series of Conduct Books
Marie Roberts(Editor)
Thoemmes Continuum (Publisher)
Published on 1. February 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
1392 pages
978-1-85506-378-5 (ISBN)
Description
Ranging from courtly treatises and advice manuals to prescriptive literature feminist and anti-female tracts, this series aims to fill a gap in women's history. This series of conduct books offers a blue-print for feminine decorum which can be measured against the behaviour of wayward women, rebellious wives, unruly daughters or unreformed prostitutes. Hints on securing a husband, or how to become the perfect wife are written, not just as practical guides but also as works that invariably subvert the social conventions they appear to uphold. The writers of this series provides insights into female conduct and its aberrations, as well as some indication of what deviations can lie between the actual and the ideal.
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Series
Edition
Facsimile edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition type
Facsimile edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85506-378-5 (9781855063785)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
"Coelebs in Search of a Wife" (1808-9), Hannah More; "Female Replies to Swetnam the Woman-Hater" (1615-20); "A Complete Collection of Genteel and Ingenious Conversation, in Three Dialogues" (1755), Jonathan Swift; "Thoughts on the Education of Daughters" (1787), Mary Wollstonecraft; "The Young Lady's Pocket Library, or Parental Monitor" (1790).