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Gender and the Formation of Taste in Eighteenth-Century Britain : The Analysis of Beauty
Gender and the Formation of Taste in EighteenthCentury Britain The Analysis of Beauty
Author: Robert W. Jones
Beauty is one of the most important and intriguing ideas in eighteenth-century culture. The concept of beauty was central to debates about art, culture and taste, and was invoked, in various and contradictory ways, to determine acceptable behavior for women. Robert W. Jones traces changing concepts of beauty in the eighteenth century through a w...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521593267
ISBN-10: 0521593263
Publication Date: 8/13/1998
Pages: 281
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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