Hypocrisy and the Politics of Politeness: Manners and Morals from Locke to AustenCambridge University Press, 2004 M05 6 - 242 páginas In Hypocrisy and the Politics of Politeness, Jenny Davidson considers the arguments that define hypocrisy as a moral and political virtue in its own right. She shows that these were arguments that thrived in the medium of eighteenth-century Britain's culture of politeness. In the debate about the balance between truthfulness and politeness, Davidson argues that eighteenth-century writers from Locke to Austen come down firmly on the side of politeness. This is the case even when it is associated with dissimulation or hypocrisy. These writers argue that the open profession of vice is far more dangerous for society than even the most glaring discrepancies between what people say in public and what they do in private. This book explores what happens when controversial arguments in favour of hypocrisy enter the mainstream, making it increasingly hard to tell the difference between hypocrisy and more obviously attractive qualities like modesty, self-control and tact. |
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... readers for Cambridge and to my editor, Linda Bree, and the staff at the Press. The material support that made this book possible came from a number of sources. A dissertation fellowship from the Mrs. Giles Whiting Foun- dation allowed ...
... readers for Cambridge and to my editor, Linda Bree, and the staff at the Press. The material support that made this book possible came from a number of sources. A dissertation fellowship from the Mrs. Giles Whiting Foun- dation allowed ...
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... readers for their comments on earlier versions of the material. Finally, many thanks to Caroline Davidson, Ian Davidson, Jonathan Davidson, Michael Davidson, Denis Richards and Barbara Richards for their affection and encouragement ...
... readers for their comments on earlier versions of the material. Finally, many thanks to Caroline Davidson, Ian Davidson, Jonathan Davidson, Michael Davidson, Denis Richards and Barbara Richards for their affection and encouragement ...
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... readers and writers . The successful transformation of Chesterfield's letters into pop- ular pocket - sized etiquette books , anthologies of accomplishments which promise a predominantly female and middle- and lower - class readership ...
... readers and writers . The successful transformation of Chesterfield's letters into pop- ular pocket - sized etiquette books , anthologies of accomplishments which promise a predominantly female and middle- and lower - class readership ...
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... readers that she is not a hypocrite. Placing Pamela in the context of subsequent attacks and parodies, including Fielding's Shamela (1741) and his other writings on hypocrisy, I show that Pamela itself offers rich evi- dence about the ...
... readers that she is not a hypocrite. Placing Pamela in the context of subsequent attacks and parodies, including Fielding's Shamela (1741) and his other writings on hypocrisy, I show that Pamela itself offers rich evi- dence about the ...
Contenido
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15 | |
chapter two Gallantry adultery and the principles of politeness | 46 |
chapter three Revolutions in female manners | 76 |
Pamela or Virtue Rewarded | 108 |
a modest question about Mansfield Park | 146 |
coda Politeness and its costs | 170 |
Notes | 180 |
Bibliography | 213 |
Index | 230 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Hypocrisy and the Politics of Politeness: Manners and Morals from Locke to ... Jenny Davidson Vista previa limitada - 2004 |
Hypocrisy and the Politics of Politeness: Manners and Morals from Locke to ... Jenny Davidson Sin vista previa disponible - 2007 |
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