Abstract

List of illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: monstrous tales Part I. Anomaly and Gender: 1. Fictions of defect: Aphra Behn and Eliza Haywood 2. Effeminacy and femininity: Sarah Fielding, Elizabeth Montagu, and Johnson 3. Odd women, mangled men: the bluestockings and Sterne 4. Scarred women: Frances Burney and smallpox Part II. Race and Gender: 5. Racial femininity: 'Our British Fair' 6. Black women: why Imoinda turns white 7. Black men: Equiano, Sancho, and being a man 8. Black parts: racial counterfeit on stage Coda: between races.

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call

Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.