... the 18th century were subject to, Manley's novel employs a more subtle approach in highlighting the contradictory foundation upon which 18th-century concepts of femininity and female sexuality were based. The text presents a society in which the stringent regulations of femininity and sexual chastity were upheld, and in so doing, traces the logical consequence of a belief in and implementation of arbitrary societal ... for a woman who doesn't fit into the proposed mold of "femininity", simply because she happened to be on the receiving end of a series of unfortunate events. Manley's text...

• Word Count: 1986
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Graduate

... Elizabeth, or is he, like Elizabeth batting his desired with flattery before revealing a more sinister motive? Written while "banished" from court, The Old Arcadia is often interpreted as Sidney's advisory text to the Queen, offering character's his name sake (Philisides, Philanax), then endowing them with grounded advise. From this perspective, one reads a monarch, Basilius, neglecting his kingdom in search of idle ... ...

• Word Count: 1452
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Graduate