The Father and Daughter with Dangers of CoquetryBroadview Press, 02.01.2003 - 377 Seiten The Father and Daughter was one of the most widely read novels of the early nineteenth century, captivating readers with its pathos and melodrama. It tells the story of Agnes Fitzhenry, whose seduction by the libertine Clifford causes her father to descend into madness. Rooted in the social conditions of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Britain, the novel is both an affecting narrative and a compelling social commentary. Opie’s first novel, Dangers of Coquetry (1790), also addresses issues of female sexuality and the social construction of gender. It is the story of a young woman who, while possessing many virtues, is given to coquetry. She attracts the attention of a sternly moral gentleman who dislikes coquettes, and mutual love ensues. This Broadview edition includes a careful selection of contextual documents, such as Opie’s letters, dramatic adaptations, and texts on coquetry, chastity, and the treatment of insanity. |
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Acknowledgements | 11 |
A Brief Chronology | 52 |
The Father and Daughter | 59 |
Dangers of Coquetry | 183 |
Extracts from Amelia Opies Letters | 257 |
Reviews of Dangers of Coquetry and The Father | 263 |
Contemporary Responses to The Father | 269 |
LAgnese | 273 |
The Lear of Private Life | 300 |
Songs and Airs | 310 |
The Orphan Boys Tale | 317 |
Catharine Macaulay from Letter XXIV Chastity in Letters | 323 |
Coquetry | 330 |
From Ladys Monthly Museum June 1799 | 339 |
Proposals for the establishment of a Lunatic Asylum | 346 |
From William Cullen First Lines of the Practice of Physic | 355 |
Reviews of LAgnese | 282 |
Reviews of Smiles and Tears | 294 |
Substantive Variants in The Father and Daughter | 363 |