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Amatory Fiction — Fantomina

Amatory Fiction — Fantomina. Eliza Haywood. http://www.fabricattic.com/Masks%20T0511290.jpg. “While he thinks to fool me, [he] is himself the only beguiled Person.”. http://www.art-connection.de/masken/page/english/venezian.carnival.2.html. Amatory Fiction.

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Amatory Fiction — Fantomina

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  1. Amatory Fiction —Fantomina • Eliza Haywood http://www.fabricattic.com/Masks%20T0511290.jpg

  2. “While he thinks to fool me, [he] is himself the only beguiled Person.” http://www.art-connection.de/masken/page/english/venezian.carnival.2.html

  3. Amatory Fiction • Fictions of erotic intrigue; focused on love, usually sexual love; secular • Popular in Britain in the late 17th and early 18th centuries • Influenced by Continental Romance tradition, and French scandal fiction

  4. Often written by women; popular with women • Often political • Precursor to the novel • Ancestor to Romance novels, “Bodice-Rippers”, etc.

  5. http://growabrain.typepad.com/growabrain/images/romance.jpg

  6. Eliza Haywood • 1693–1756 • many biographical details unclear • Long career; a prolific writer in many genres • The “Great Arbitress of Passion” http://www.unbsj.ca/arts/english/jones/mt/images/eliza.gif

  7. A “Shameless Scribbler” (Alexander Pope) • From scandalous to decorous http://www.maskitalia.com/massimo.htm

  8. Frontispiece to The Female Spectator, a periodical for women edited by Haywood.

  9. Masquerade • European tradition of Carnival: festivals of liberating anonymity when the sexes, and social classes, mixed with relative freedom • Venetian Carnival the most famous http://www.ellencline.com/theatre.html

  10. 17th couple in carnival masks F.Bertelli: "Magnifico e Cortigiana" - (1642) http://www.delpiano.com/carnival/html/magnifico.html

  11. Moretta (mask worn by women, secured with a button held between the teeth) G.Grevembroch: "Mascara" - (18th century) http://www.delpiano.com/carnival/html/moretta.html

  12. Group of masked men and women, late 18thc http://www.delpiano.com/carnival/html/games.html G.DePian: highlights from C.Goldoni's play "Le Donne Gelose" - (1791)

  13. Contemporary photos of masked women at the Venetian Carnival http://www.delpiano.com/carnival/html/gallery.html

  14. http://www.delpiano.com/carnival/html/gallery.html

  15. http://www.delpiano.com/carnival/html/gallery.html

  16. http://www.aurumxxl.com/carnival_2.htm

  17. Casanova (2005)

  18. Masks • Women often went to the theatre masked • Masks in the theatre were associated with prostitutes and courtesans http://www.unitedmaskandparty.com/Masks/images/feather_mask_t09.JPG

  19. Masked woman and man in period costume http://www.meetingeurope.com/costumes/files/18_century_costume_2.htm

  20. To consider: • Is Fantomina in charge of her own destiny? • Does the story present a radical view of relations between women and men? • How can we interpret the ending? http://www.maskitalia.com/lucia.htm

  21. http://worldoflongmire.com/features/romance_novels/

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