Main entry:

Rendell, Jane, 1967-

Title & Author:

The pursuit of pleasure : gender, space & architecture in Regency London / Jane Rendell.

Publication:

New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2002.

Description:

xiii, 248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-243) and index.
Ch. 1. The Pursuit of Pleasure. The Pursuit of Theoretical Pleasure: 'Women on the Market'. The Pursuit of Historical Pleasure: Life in London -- Ch. 2. Life in London. Life in London: The Rambler as Reader. The Pursuit of Pleasure: Ramblers and Cyprians. Mobility: The Rambler as Corinthian. Visuality: The Rambler as Dandy. Mobility: The Cyprian as Female Rambler. Visuality: The Cyprian as Female Spectacle -- Ch. 3. The Clubs of St. James's -- Public Patriarchy. The Clubhouse: Male Domesticity in the City. The Bow Window: Displaying Exclusivity. 'Sanctum Sanctorium': The Secret Space of Gambling -- Ch. 4. Almack's Assembly Rooms -- Exchanging Property. Assembly Rooms: 'Matrimonial Bazaars'. Almack's: 'Seventh Heaven'.

Summary:

"The Pursuit of Pleasure presents the figures of the rambler and the cyprian, the Eighteenth Century precursors to the Parisian flaneur and prostitute. The urban spaces traced by these figures were the clubs, sporting venues, operas, assembly rooms, streets and arcades of central London. Drawing on critical theory, geography and philosophy, The Pursuit of Pleasure extends and critiques the discipline of architectural history from a feminist perspective. The gendering of public space is considered to be a complex and shifting series of moves and looks between men and women, constructed and represented through spatial and social relations of consumption, display and exchange."--Book cover.

ISBN:

0813529808 (cloth)
9780813529806 (cloth)
0813529816 (pbk.)
9780813529813 (pbk.)
0485004143
9780485004144
0485006383
9780485006384

Subject:

Architecture and women.
Feminism and architecture.
Space (Architecture) England London.
Architecture England London History.
Women England London Social conditions.
Architecture England 19th century.
Architecture et femmes.
Féminisme et architecture.
Espace (Architecture) Angleterre Londres.
Architecture Angleterre 19e siècle.
Femmes Angleterre Londres Conditions sociales.
Architecture Angleterre Londres Histoire.
Architecture
Space (Architecture)
Women Social conditions
Architektur
Geschlechterrolle
Stadtleben
Women.
Womyn.
Openbare ruimte.
Stedenbouw.
Sekseverschillen.
Architecture et femmes Londres (GB) 19e siècle.
Style Regency (décoration) Londres (GB) 19e siècle.
Féministes Et l'architecture.
England
England London
London
historische gebouwen
historic buildings
recreatie in de stad
urban recreation
stadsomgeving
urban environment
vertier
entertainment
vrijetijdsactiviteiten
leisure activities
nachtclubs
night clubs
plezier
enjoyment
seksueel gedrag
sexual behaviour
Leisure, Recreation, Tourism (General)
Leisure and Recreation
Vrije tijd, recreatie, toerisme (algemeen)
Vrije tijd en recreatie

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 223447
Call No.: NA2543.W65 R4 2002
Status: Available