10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOPPISHNESS»
Discover the use of
foppishness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
foppishness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Studies in Ephemera: Text and Image in Eighteenth-Century Print
As George Haggerty points out in Men in Love, mollies were always lower class;
their particular form of effeminate gender presentation could not be further from
aristocratic foppishness, and the two should not be conflated. Senelick prefers to
...
Kevin Murphy, Sally O'Driscoll, 2013
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Developments in the Histories of Sexualities: In Search of ...
“Mundus Poppensis” (1691) is blunt in connecting foppishness with sodomy:
Since Men are much more blam'd in History, For tying up their Slipper peaks With
Silver Chains, that reach'd their Necks. Was't not, d'ye think, a pleasant sight, ...
At the same time, there is a sense in which foppishness is a genuine trait of
Jack's. Throughout the book he worries about his clothes and appearance, even
when he is badly wounded, and the vanity which leads him to tend his hands and
...
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The Gendering of Men, 1600-1750
Foppishness lacks authenticity not because it lacks mastery, and not because the
fop is, in any anecdotal or symbolic sense, castrated. Foppishness, rather, is a
refusal of the castration that constitutes privacy. The fop rejects the constitutive ...
foppishness. (FOP-ish-nes) noun. fop. (FOP) noun a man excessively concerned
about his clothing and manners; a dandy. foppery. (FOP-er-ee) noun 1. foolish
behavior; folly. 2. the clothing, manners, or behavior of a fop. frippery. (FRIP-i-ree)
...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2011
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The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service
... began and his self ended,' Carruthers remarks of Davies at an early stage in
their reacquaintance (p. 54). Adventure subsequently strips away the
idiosyncrasies (Carruthers's foppishness, Davies's diffidence) and produces an
authentic self.
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A Dictionary of the Gaelic Language. - London, Bohn 1845
SPAILPEANACH. часик, adj. (Spailpean,) выть, foppish ; insignificant from vanity
or conceit. SPAILPEANAC llD, 3.)'. inrl. (Spailpeanach,)Foppîshness,
beauishness ; silly vanity. SPAILPEARRA, adj. See Spailpcil.
SPAILPEARRACHD, s. f. ind.
Norman Macleod, Daniel Dewar, 1845
5. folly, affectation of show. Foppish, f6p'-p?sh. a. affected, foolish, idle, vain. n [
affectation. Foppishness, foppishness. 5. over nicety, vain For, f dr. prep, because
of, with respect to. — canj. because. Forage, forage. 5.- provisions in general.
Samuel Johnson, Henry John Todd, John Walker, 1836
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The Claims of Literature: A Shoshana Felman Reader
So therefore foppishness ... is a sign of an unquestionable power conquered over
the female population. (348-49, TM) It is in these terms, by this verdict on women,
that Henri de Marsay defines his own foppishness as well as his male role in ...
Shoshana Felman, Emily Sun, Eyal Peretz, 2007
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Dick Turpin: The Myth of the English Highwayman
It transpires that Cosenham's foppishness was a front, and that he, in fact, is
Ranton, and has been robbing the highway and smuggling contraband in order
to relieve the boredom of eighteenthcentury aristocratic life. The marriage is
promptly ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOPPISHNESS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
foppishness is used in the context of the following news items.
What I learned from Hugh Grant about overcoming the darkest hour
Opinion was divided: some argued it would enhance his brand of stuttering, floppy-fringed foppishness; most thought he was dead in the water, ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
Penny Dreadful Season 2.9 Recap: 'Hell Itself My Only Foe'
Professor Lyle, I salute your commitment to foppishness in the face of mortal danger. At Poole's, Miss Ives finds the front gate left slightly ajar. «WordandFilm.com, Jun 15»
With “West End Girls,” Pet Shop Boys set a high standard for UK hip …
While this likely came about naturally—gangsta bravado wasn't really in the cards for these guys—Tennant's foppishness amounted to good ... «A.V. Club Austin, Jun 15»
Earl Spencer jeers at ANOTHER wife, Karen, in public
... trailer yesterday, a comedian said 'most Americans think the Prime Minister of Britain is Hugh Grant', referring to his upper-class foppishness. «Daily Mail, May 15»
Doctor Who: 10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Tardis
The Ninth Doctor, known for his drab style and reticence for foppishness, has to give Rose intricate directions to reach the wardrobe, whereas ... «Houston Press, Apr 15»
Football People On TV: Paul Scholes
This may seem like craven foppishness to Roy, but we need not take such a hard line. Proper Football Man The PFM likes a little streetfighter, ... «Football365.com, Apr 15»
'What We Do in the Shadows' Became a Cult Classic Upon Creation
For example, Viago, played by Waititi, is a romantic Bram Stoker-era dandy, whose foppishness now manifests itself in fussiness over cleaning ... «PopMatters, Apr 15»
App review: Skin and Bones
His bleached bones don't indicate such foppishness. When you point your iPhone or iPad's camera at an exhibit, the Skin & Bones app layers ... «Independent Online, Apr 15»
Steampunk Shakespeare: Murray Theatre Dept. Stages "The Tempest"
Phillipy says the steampunk style (goggles, gears and 'Victorian foppishness') works well in The Tempest. He says, "It's the idea of "if the future ... «WKMS, Apr 15»
App review: See Natural History skeletons before they were just bones
His bleached bones don't indicate such foppishness. When you point your iPhone or iPad's camera at an exhibit, the Skin & Bones app layers ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»
