The book
(description of the book from Amazon.com) In contemporary pop culture, the pursuits regarded as the most
frivolous are typically understood to be more feminine in nature than
masculine. This collection illustrates how ideas of the popular and the
feminine were assumed to be equally naturally intertwined in the eighteenth
century, and the ways in which that association facilitates the ongoing trivialization
of both.
Top scholars in eighteenth-century studies examine the significance of
the parallel devaluations of women's culture and popular culture by looking at
theatres and actresses; novels, magazines, and cookbooks; and
