The Satirical Gaze: Prints of Women in Late Eighteenth-Century England

by Cindy McCreery

This is the first scholarly study to focus on satirical prints of women in the late eighteenth century. This was the golden age of graphic satire: thousands of prints were published, and they were viewed by nearly all sections of the population. These prints both reflected and sought to
shape contemporary debate about the role of women in society. Cindy McCreery's study examines the beliefs and prejudices of Georgian England which they revealed.
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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199267561
• ISBN13: 9780199267569
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"