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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
- ILLUSTRATIONS xi
- INTRODUCTION 1
- 1. The Female World of Classicism in Eighteenth-Century America 12
- 2. The Rise of the Roman Matron, 1770-1790 40
- 3. Daughters of Columbia, 1780-1800 68
- 4. Grecian Luxury, 1800-1830 102
- 5. Climbing Parnassus, 1790-1850 142
- 6. The Greek Slave, 1830-1865 165
- 7. Antigone and the Twilight of Female Classicism, 1850-1900 191
- Epilogue. The New Colossus 207
- NOTES 209
- INDEX 235
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
- ILLUSTRATIONS xi
- INTRODUCTION 1
- 1. The Female World of Classicism in Eighteenth-Century America 12
- 2. The Rise of the Roman Matron, 1770-1790 40
- 3. Daughters of Columbia, 1780-1800 68
- 4. Grecian Luxury, 1800-1830 102
- 5. Climbing Parnassus, 1790-1850 142
- 6. The Greek Slave, 1830-1865 165
- 7. Antigone and the Twilight of Female Classicism, 1850-1900 191
- Epilogue. The New Colossus 207
- NOTES 209
- INDEX 235