Feminine Enlightenment

Beginning with Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759), this study positions feminine genres such as the Gothic romance and Bluestocking poetry, usually seen as outliers in a masculine Age of Reason, as essential to understanding emotion's role in Enlightenment narratives of progress.

Incepand cu Teoria sentimentelor morale a lui Adam Smith (1759), acest studiu pozitioneaza genurile feminine, cum ar fi romantica gotica si poezia Bluestocking, de obicei vazute ca valori anormale intr-o epoca a ratiunii masculine, ca fiind esentiale pentru intelegerea rolului emotiei in naratiunile iluministe ale progresului.