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- catalog abstract ""In Hypocrisy and the Politics of Politeness, Jenny Davidson considers the arguments that define hypocrisy as a moral and political virtue in its own right. She shows that these were arguments that thrived in the medium of eighteenth-century Britain's culture of politeness. In the debate about the balance between truthfulness and politeness, Davidson argues that eighteenth-century writers from Locke to Austen come down firmly on the side of politeness. This is the case even when it is associated with dissimulation or hypocrisy. These writers argue that the open profession of vice is far more dangerous for society than even the most glaring discrepancies between what people say in public and what they do in private. This book explores what happens when controversial arguments in favor of hypocrisy enter the mainstream, making it increasingly hard to tell the difference between hypocrisy and more obviously attractive qualities like modesty, self-control and tact."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13295853.
- catalog created "2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2004.".
- catalog description ""In Hypocrisy and the Politics of Politeness, Jenny Davidson considers the arguments that define hypocrisy as a moral and political virtue in its own right. She shows that these were arguments that thrived in the medium of eighteenth-century Britain's culture of politeness. In the debate about the balance between truthfulness and politeness, Davidson argues that eighteenth-century writers from Locke to Austen come down firmly on the side of politeness. This is the case even when it is associated with dissimulation or hypocrisy. These writers argue that the open profession of vice is far more dangerous for society than even the most glaring discrepancies between what people say in public and what they do in private. This book explores what happens when controversial arguments in favor of hypocrisy enter the mainstream, making it increasingly hard to tell the difference between hypocrisy and more obviously attractive qualities like modesty, self-control and tact."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-229) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction : the revolution in manners in eighteenth-century prose -- 1. Hypocrisy and the servant problem -- 2. Gallantry, adultery and the principles of politeness -- 3. Revolutions in female manners -- 4. Hypocrisy and the novel I : Pamela, or virtue rewarded -- 5. Hypocrisy and the novel II : a modest question about Mansfield Park -- Coda : politeness and its costs.".
- catalog extent "x, 242 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0521835232".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press,".
- catalog spatial "England".
- catalog subject "20.9/353 228".
- catalog subject "Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 Ethics.".
- catalog subject "Courtesy in literature.".
- catalog subject "English literature 18th century History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Ethics in literature.".
- catalog subject "Etiquette in literature.".
- catalog subject "Hypocrisy in literature.".
- catalog subject "Literature and society England History 18th century.".
- catalog subject "Locke, John, 1632-1704 Ethics.".
- catalog subject "Moral conditions in literature.".
- catalog subject "PR448.C7 D38 2004".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction : the revolution in manners in eighteenth-century prose -- 1. Hypocrisy and the servant problem -- 2. Gallantry, adultery and the principles of politeness -- 3. Revolutions in female manners -- 4. Hypocrisy and the novel I : Pamela, or virtue rewarded -- 5. Hypocrisy and the novel II : a modest question about Mansfield Park -- Coda : politeness and its costs.".
- catalog title "Hypocrisy and the politics of politeness : manners and morals from Locke to Austen / Jenny Davidson.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".