Coquetry and Correspondence in Revolutionary-Era Connecticut: Reading Elizabeth Whitman's Letters

This article analyzes the letters of Elizabeth Whitman to examine how courtship, flirtation (coquetry), and epistolary communication shaped women's social lives in Revolutionary-era Connecticut. It argues that Whitman's correspondence reveals the complex ways women negotiated gender expectations, emotional expression, reputation, and personal agency during the American Revolution. By treating letters as both personal and literary documents, the article demonstrates how private correspondence reflected broader cultural and social changes in the emerging United States, particularly regarding women's roles, relationships, and identity.

Loại tài liệu:

Article - Bài báo

Tác giả:

Waterman, Bryan

Đề mục:

American Literature

Nhà xuất bản:

University of North Carolina Press

Ngày xuất bản:

2011

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Nguồn gốc:

Early American Literature, Volume 46, Number 3, 2011, Pages 541-563

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ISSN 0012-8163

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