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- catalog abstract ""The Anxieties of Idleness: Idleness in Eighteenth-Century British Literature and Culture investigates the preoccupation with idleness that haunts the British eighteenth century. Sarah Jordan argues that as Great Britain began to define itself as a nation during this period, one important quality it claimed for itself was industriousness. But this claim was undermined and complicated by, among other factors, the importance of leisure to the upholding of class status, thus making idleness a subject of intense anxiety. One result of this anxiety was an increased surveillance of the supposed idleness of marginalized and less powerful members of society: the working classes, the nonwhite races, and women." "In a widely researched and elegantly argued book, Jordan analyzes how idleness is figured in eighteenth-century literature and culture, including both traditional forms of literature and a wide variety of other cultural discourses. At the center of this account, Jordan investigates the lives and works of Johnson, Cowper, Thomson, and many other, lesser known writers. She incorporates their obsession with idleness into a new and lucid theorization of the professionalization of writing and the place of idleness and industry in the larger cultural formation that was eighteenth-century British identity."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12783098.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""The Anxieties of Idleness: Idleness in Eighteenth-Century British Literature and Culture investigates the preoccupation with idleness that haunts the British eighteenth century. Sarah Jordan argues that as Great Britain began to define itself as a nation during this period, one important quality it claimed for itself was industriousness. But this claim was undermined and complicated by, among other factors, the importance of leisure to the upholding of class status, thus making idleness a subject of intense anxiety. One result of this anxiety was an increased surveillance of the supposed idleness of marginalized and less powerful members of society: the working classes, the nonwhite races, and women." "In a widely researched and elegantly argued book, Jordan analyzes how idleness is figured in eighteenth-century literature and culture, including both traditional forms of literature and a wide variety of other cultural discourses. At the center of this account, Jordan investigates the lives and works of Johnson, Cowper, Thomson, and many other, lesser known writers. She incorporates their obsession with idleness into a new and lucid theorization of the professionalization of writing and the place of idleness and industry in the larger cultural formation that was eighteenth-century British identity."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-288) and index.".
- catalog description "Six Days Shalt They Labor: Idleness and the Laboring Classes -- "Whilst We Beside You But as Cyphers Stand": Idleness and the Ladies -- An Empire of Degenerated Peoples: Race, Imperialism, and Idleness -- "Driving On the System of Life": Samuel Johnson and Idleness -- Under the Great Taskmaster's Eye: William Cowper and Idleness.".
- catalog extent "298 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0838755232 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Bucknell studies in eighteenth-century literature and culture.".
- catalog isPartOf "The Bucknell studies in eighteenth-century literature and culture".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lewisburg [Pa.] : Bucknell University Press ; London ; Cranbury : Associated University Presses,".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain".
- catalog subject "820.9/355 21".
- catalog subject "Anxiety in literature.".
- catalog subject "English literature 18th century History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Leisure Great Britain History 18th century.".
- catalog subject "Leisure in literature.".
- catalog subject "PR448.U54 J67 2003".
- catalog subject "Unemployed Great Britain History 18th century.".
- catalog subject "Unemployed in literature.".
- catalog subject "Unemployment Great Britain History 18th century.".
- catalog subject "Unemployment in literature.".
- catalog subject "Working class Great Britain History 18th century.".
- catalog subject "Working class in literature.".
- catalog subject "Working class writings, English History and criticism.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Six Days Shalt They Labor: Idleness and the Laboring Classes -- "Whilst We Beside You But as Cyphers Stand": Idleness and the Ladies -- An Empire of Degenerated Peoples: Race, Imperialism, and Idleness -- "Driving On the System of Life": Samuel Johnson and Idleness -- Under the Great Taskmaster's Eye: William Cowper and Idleness.".
- catalog title "The anxieties of idleness : idleness in eighteenth-century British literature and culture / Sarah Jordan.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".