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Men and the Emergence of Polite Society, Britain 1660-1800 (Paperback)
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Men and the Emergence of Polite Society, Britain 1660-1800 (Paperback)
Series: Women And Men In History
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This book presents an account of masculinity in eighteenth century
Britain. In particular it is concerned with the impact of an
emergent polite society on notions of manliness and the gentleman.
From the 1660s a new type of social behaviour, politeness, was
promoted by diverse writers. Based on continental ideas of
refinement, it stressed the merits of genuine and generous
sociability as befitted a progressive and tolerant nation. Early
eighteenth century writers encouraged men to acquire the
characteristics of politeness by becoming urbane town gentlemen.
Later commentators promoted an alternative culture of sensibility
typified by the man of feeling. Central to both was the need to
spend more time with women, now seen as key agents of refinement.
The relationship demanded a reworking of what it meant to be manly.
Being manly and polite was a difficult balancing act. Refined
manliness presented new problems for eighteenth century men. What
was the relationship between politeness and duplicity? Were
feminine actions such as tears and physical delicacy acceptable or
not? Critics believed polite society led to effeminacy, not
manliness, and condemned this failure of male identity with
reference to the fop. This book reveals the significance of social
over sexual conduct for eighteenth century definitions of
masculinity. It shows how features traditionally associated with
nineteenth century models were well established in the earlier
figure of the polite town-dweller or sentimental man of feeling.
Using personal stories and diverse public statements drawn from
conduct books, magazines, sermons and novels, this is a vivid
account of the changing status of men and masculinity as Britain
moved into the modern period.
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