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University of Virginia Press© 2009 by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper First published 2009 9 8 7฀ 6฀ 5฀ 4฀ 3฀ 2฀ 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Braunschneider, Theresa, 1971– Our coquettes : capacious desire in the eighteenth century / Theresa Braunschneider. p. cm.—(Winner of the Walker Cowen Memorial Prize for an outstanding work of scholarship in eighteenth-century studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn฀978-0-8139-2809-8 (cloth : alk. paper)—isbn 978-0-8139-2814-2 (e-book) 1. English literature—18th century—History and criticism. 2. Young women in literature. 3. Flirting in literature. 4. Social interaction in literature. 5. Man-woman relationships in literature. 6. Consumption (Economics) in literature. 7. Consumption (Economics)—Great Britain—History—18th century. 8. Young women—Great Britain—Social life and customs—18th century. 9. Literature and society—Great Britain—History—18th century. I. Title. pr448.f55b73 2009 820.9'353—dc22 2008038356 ...

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