Focusing on eighteenth-century constructions of symbolic femininity
and eighteenth-century women's writing in relation to contemporary
utopian discourse, this volume adjusts our understanding of the
utopia of the Enlightenment, placing a unique emphasis on colonial
utopias. These essays reflect on issues related to specific
configurations of utopias and utopianism by considering in detail
English and French texts by both women (Sarah Scott, Sarah
Fielding, Isabelle de Charriere) and men (Paltock and Montesquieu).
The contributors ask the following questions: In the influential
discourses of eighteenth-century utopian writing, is there a place
for 'woman,' and if so, what (or where) is it? How do 'women'
disrupt, confirm, or ground the utopian projects within which these
constructs occur? By posing questions about the inscription of
gender in the context of eighteenth-century utopian writing, the
contributors shed new light on the eighteenth-century legacies that
continue to shape contemporary views of social and political
progress.
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