Picture 1 of 1
Masquerade and Civilization : The Carnivalesque in 18Th-Century English Cultu...
Condition:
Postage:
Located in: Jessup, Maryland, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Tue, 9 Jul and Fri, 19 Jul to 43230
Returns:
Coverage:
Read item description or contact seller for details. See all detailsSee all details on coverage
(Not eligible for eBay purchase protection programmes)
Seller information
- 96.8% positive feedback
Registered as a Business Seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:355622039171
Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Book Title
- Masquerade and Civilization : The Carnivalesque in 18Th-Century E
- ISBN
- 9780804714686
- Subject Area
- Literary Criticism
- Publication Name
- Masquerade and Civilization : the Carnivalesque in Eighteenth-Century English Culture and Fiction
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- Drama, General, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Publication Year
- 1987
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Perfect
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Item Weight
- 28.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 396 Pages
About this product
Product Information
Public masquerades were a popular and controversial form of urban entertainment in England for most of the eighteenth century. They were held regularly in London and attended by hundreds, sometimes thousands, of people from all ranks of society who delighted in disguising themselves in fanciful costumes and masks and moving through crowds of strangers. The authors shows how the masquerade played a subversive role in the eighteenth-century imagination, and that it was persistently associated with the crossing of class and sexual boundaries, sexual freedom, the overthrow of decorum, and urban corruption. Authorities clearly saw it as a profound challenge to social order and persistently sought to suppress it. The book is in two parts. In the first, the author recreates the historical phenomenon of the English masquerade: the makeup of the crowds, the symbolic language of costume, and the various codes of verbal exchange, gesture, and sexual behavior. The second part analyzes contemporary literary representations of the masquerade, using novels by Richardson, Fielding, Burney, and Inchbald to show how the masquerade in fiction reflected the disruptive power it had in contemporary life. It also served as an indispensable plot-catalyst, generating the complications out of which the essential drama of the fiction emerged. An epilogue discusses the use of the masquerade as a literary device after the eighteenth century. The book contains some 40 illustrations.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Stanford University Press
ISBN-10
0804714681
ISBN-13
9780804714686
eBay Product ID (ePID)
422370
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
396 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Masquerade and Civilization : the Carnivalesque in Eighteenth-Century English Culture and Fiction
Publication Year
1987
Subject
Drama, General, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
28.6 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
86-001942
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"A wealth of historical detail about the masquerade in 18th-century life and literature and a stimulating interpretation of what its prominence in that period reveals about the nature of identity and narrative. . . . An important contribution to literary criticism and to the history of leisure, this book will confirm Castle's place among the major influences on the most exciting current scholarship in 18th century literature and gender studies."- Philological Quarterly, "A wealth of historical detail about the masquerade in 18th-century life and literature and a stimulating interpretation of what its prominence in that period reveals about the nature of identity and narrative. . . . An important contribution to literary criticism and to the history of leisure, this book will confirm Castle's place among the major influences on the most exciting current scholarship in 18th century literature and gender studies."-- Philological Quarterly, " A wealth of historical detail about the masquerade in 18th-century life and literature and a stimulating interpretation of what its prominence in that period reveals about the nature of identity and narrative. . . . An important contribution to literary criticism and to the history of leisure, this book will confirm Castle' s place among the major influences on the most exciting current scholarship in 18th century literature and gender studies." -- "Philological Quarterly", "A wealth of historical detail about the masquerade in 18th-century life and literature and a stimulating interpretation of what its prominence in that period reveals about the nature of identity and narrative. . . . An important contribution to literary criticism and to the history of leisure, this book will confirm Castle's place among the major influences on the most exciting current scholarship in 18th century literature and gender studies."— Philological Quarterly
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
823.5/09355
Copyright Date
1986
Item description from the seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:355622039171
Postage and handling
Item location:
Jessup, Maryland, United States
Post to:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Americas, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan Republic, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Europe, Fiji, Finland, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Croatia, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Samoa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Excludes:
APO/FPO, Angola, Barbados, Botswana, Brazil, Chad, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Laos, Lesotho, Libya, Macedonia, Martinique, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Nigeria, Reunion, Russian Federation, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, US Protectorates, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yemen
| Postage and handling | To | Service | Delivery*See Delivery notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free postage | United States | Economy Shipping | Estimated between Tue, 9 Jul and Fri, 19 Jul to 43230 |
| Handling time |
|---|
| Will usually post within 10 business days of receiving cleared payment. |
| Taxes |
|---|
| Seller charges sales tax in |
Sales Tax for an item #355622039171
Sales Tax for an item #355622039171
Seller collects sales tax for items shipped to the following states:
| State | Sales Tax Rate |
|---|
Return policy
| After receiving the item, contact seller within | Refund will be given as |
|---|---|
| 14 days | Money Back |
The buyer is responsible for return postage costs.
Seller feedback (344,520)
-***n (980)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
All good.
8***d (57)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
AAA+++
c***r (622)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Great !!