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The Coquette (Hardcover)
Hannah Webster Foster; Contributions by Mint Editions
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The Coquette (1797) is a novel by American author Hannah Webster
Foster. Published anonymously, The Coquette was one of
eighteenth-century America's bestselling books. Based on the story
of Elizabeth Whitman, a New England socialite whose death during
the birth of her illegitimate child was a sensational topic in
newspapers at the time, Foster's novel attempts to turn tragedy and
gossip into a topic of serious moral and social discussion. The
Coquette both empathizes with its main character and promotes the
need for educating women, making it a groundbreaking work of early
feminism and an important example of the epistolary form, a popular
style of eighteenth century fiction which uses letters between
characters as narration. Having been released from an unhappy
marriage by the death of her husband, Eliza Wharton-the daughter of
a prominent clergyman-finds herself hoping for more from life. As
she begins to envision the independent life she desires, two
competing suitors threaten to disrupt her plans before she can even
realize them. Rev. J. Boyer is a kind but unappealing man who fails
to inspire a sense of romance in Eliza, while Major Peter Sanford,
a known womanizer, is an exciting and unpredictable man who manages
to pique Eliza's interest before marrying another woman. As she
loses sight of her newfound sense of independence, Eliza becomes a
mere object of male affection, a woman to be seduced, but not
respected. When an affair with Sanford goes terribly wrong, and
finding herself with nowhere to turn, Eliza's life slowly falls to
pieces before our eyes. The Coquette is a tragic novel with a
complex message. While it critiques Eliza's moral failures, it also
deconstructs society's attempts to blame women for the ways in
which men manipulate and abandon them. The solution, according to
Hannah Webster Foster, must be to educate women so that they will
not only be given the tools for independence, but the ability to
succeed either without men or as their rational equals. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Hannah Webster Foster's The Coquette is a classic
of American literature reimagined for modern readers.
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The Coquette (Paperback)
Hannah Webster Foster; Contributions by Mint Editions
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R220
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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The Coquette (1797) is a novel by American author Hannah Webster
Foster. Published anonymously, The Coquette was one of
eighteenth-century America's bestselling books. Based on the story
of Elizabeth Whitman, a New England socialite whose death during
the birth of her illegitimate child was a sensational topic in
newspapers at the time, Foster's novel attempts to turn tragedy and
gossip into a topic of serious moral and social discussion. The
Coquette both empathizes with its main character and promotes the
need for educating women, making it a groundbreaking work of early
feminism and an important example of the epistolary form, a popular
style of eighteenth century fiction which uses letters between
characters as narration. Having been released from an unhappy
marriage by the death of her husband, Eliza Wharton-the daughter of
a prominent clergyman-finds herself hoping for more from life. As
she begins to envision the independent life she desires, two
competing suitors threaten to disrupt her plans before she can even
realize them. Rev. J. Boyer is a kind but unappealing man who fails
to inspire a sense of romance in Eliza, while Major Peter Sanford,
a known womanizer, is an exciting and unpredictable man who manages
to pique Eliza's interest before marrying another woman. As she
loses sight of her newfound sense of independence, Eliza becomes a
mere object of male affection, a woman to be seduced, but not
respected. When an affair with Sanford goes terribly wrong, and
finding herself with nowhere to turn, Eliza's life slowly falls to
pieces before our eyes. The Coquette is a tragic novel with a
complex message. While it critiques Eliza's moral failures, it also
deconstructs society's attempts to blame women for the ways in
which men manipulate and abandon them. The solution, according to
Hannah Webster Foster, must be to educate women so that they will
not only be given the tools for independence, but the ability to
succeed either without men or as their rational equals. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Hannah Webster Foster's The Coquette is a classic
of American literature reimagined for modern readers.
Written in epistolary form and drawn from actual events, Brown’s The Power of Sympathy (1789) and Foster’s The Coquette (1797) were two of the earliest novels published in the United States. Both novels reflect the eighteenth-century preoccupation with the role of women as safekeepers of the young country’s morality.
Published anonymously in 1797, Hannah Webster Foster's The Coquette
grabbed American interest with its ripped-from-the-headlines story
of sex and scandal. A steady best seller for decades, the seduction
novel was passed down through generations; indeed, its heroine
became better known than the book's author. A year later, Foster's
lesser-known follow-up, The Boarding School, provided an equally
compelling portrait of women at the turn of the nineteenth century
in the same epistolary form. Both novels can now be read in
conversation with each other in this new Norton Critical Edition
based on the respective first edition texts; the author's original
spelling, punctuation, and usage are retained while obvious
printer's errors are corrected. The texts are joined with a
detailed introduction to Foster's legacy and Elizabeth Whitman's
life along with explanatory annotations and a note on the text.
"Sources and Contexts" unearths a wealth of original material about
the environment the works were produced in and the real-life people
who inspired them. The three sections, "On Coquetry," "The Life and
Death of Elizabeth Whitman," and "The Nineteenth-Century Legacy,"
include new and corrected transcriptions of Whitman's letters to
Ruth and Joel Barlow, an inventory of items found at Whitman's room
at her death, popular representations of Elizabeth Whitman, and
unauthorized sequels to The Coquette. Seven illustrations,
including three of Eliza Wharton, are included to enrich the
reading experience. "Criticism" brings together nine diverse
contemporary interpretations. Contributors include Carroll
Smith-Rosenberg, Claire C. Pettengill, Julia A. Stern, Gillian
Brown, Jeffrey H. Richards, and Gwendolyn Audrey Foster, among
others. Chronologies of the lives of Hannah Webster Foster and
Elizabeth Whitman are included along with a Selected Bibliography.
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The Coquette (Paperback)
The Perfect Library; Hannah Webster Foster
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Title: The coquette, or, The history of Eliza Wharton: a novel
founded on fact.Author: Hannah Webster FosterPublisher: Gale, Sabin
Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography,
Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a
collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the
Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s.
Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and
exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War
and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and
abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an
up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP04662600CollectionID:
CTRG04-B33PublicationDate: 17970101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: In the form of letters. An epistolary novel by Hannah
Webster Foster based on the alleged relationship between Elizabeth
Whitman and Pierpont Edwards.Collation: 261 p
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Title: The coquette, or, The history of Eliza Wharton: a novel:
founded on fact.Author: Hannah Webster FosterPublisher: Gale, Sabin
Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography,
Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a
collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the
Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s.
Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and
exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War
and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and
abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an
up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP04662000CollectionID:
CTRG04-B31PublicationDate: 18240101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: An epistolary novel by Hannah Webster Foster based on
the alleged relationship between Elizabeth Whitman and Pierpont
Edwards. In the form of letters.Collation: 303 p.; 15 cm
Consisting Of Information, Instruction And Advice, Calculated To
Improve The Manners And Form The Character Of Young Ladies. To
Which Is Added A Collection Of Letters.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the
original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as
marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe
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have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
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Consisting Of Information, Instruction And Advice, Calculated To
Improve The Manners And Form The Character Of Young Ladies. To
Which Is Added A Collection Of Letters.
Consisting Of Information, Instruction And Advice, Calculated To
Improve The Manners And Form The Character Of Young Ladies. To
Which Is Added A Collection Of Letters.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
Eliza is a tease who inevitably ruins her life with her actions.
Eliza is engaged to a rich old man who dies while in her care. She
is now single and has no intention of ever getting married. She is
torn between a young minister and a suitor with less than moral
intentions. Who will she choose and what will the consequences be
for her?
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