10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LADYLIKENESS»
Discover the use of
ladylikeness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
ladylikeness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Knowledgeable Women: Structuralism and the Reproduction of ...
These were new activities for girls away from the family circle, and not only were
they dangerous to ladylikeness in themselves, the clothes worn could be
challenged. The themes of publicity, ladylikeness and dress are seen as
intertwined in ...
2
Strong on Music: The New York Music Scene in the Days of ...
She has decidedly more ladylikeness in her general bearing than any singer we
have yet had among us43 — creating upon you an impression of home quiet,
seclusion, privacy, and tranquillity."4 Sontag's voice, continued the reviewer, was
...
Vera Brodsky Lawrence, 1995
3
In The Space Of A Song: The Uses of Song in Film
The Uses of Song in Film Richard Dyer. the move to Hollywood would be 'good
for the race' (Horne and Schickel 1965: 121, 134), a decision endorsed in the
black press. Moreover, along with her evident ladylikeness, she also
incorporated ...
4
Reverberations, 1850-1856
She has decidedly more ladylikeness in her general bearing than any singer we
have yet had among us43 — creating upon you an impression of home quiet,
seclusion, privacy, and tranquillity."4 Sontag's voice, continued the reviewer, was
...
Vera Brodsky Lawrence, 1995
5
Fur Nation: From the Beaver to Brigitte Bardot
While Hepburn's ladylikeness was based upon her ability to “pass” as a
bourgeoise, Aurora's ladylikeness was a matter of passing as a white who is
passing as an Eskimo who is now passing as white. The skin that Aurora willingly
trades is ...
6
Thinking Through the Skin
On the national unity stock exchange her Eskimo skin is priceless, hence the
yearning to have the Princess embrace the benefits of confederation. While
Hepburn's ladylikeness was based upon her ability to 'pass' as a bourgeoise,
Aurora's ...
Sara Ahmed, Jackie Stacey, 2003
7
Gender and Literacy in Britain, 1847--1987: The Rhetoric of ...
It would be wrong to say Barrie is mocking Valentine's sentimentality.4 However,
Barrie makes great comic use of the ideology of ladylikeness. The humor arises
when the "manly men" invade the female world of the drawing room: "Seargent, ...
Nevertheless, there is some just cause for despair when one has inventoried all
one's possessions, attributes and capacities and found only ladylikeness. That is
precisely what befell Sylvia Fairfax upon the advent of her doting father's death.
Sue Giosa's Angie, overripe and overready, nevertheless contains herself with
exemplary ladylikeness — until a foot- rub wheedled out of Terence produces a
pluperfect orgasm; sex manuals will clearly have to be revised. As her unwilling
but ...
10
The Forgotten Female Aesthetes: Literary Culture in ...
The very ladylikeness that had made her so revered at the turn of the century
ironically marked her as too hopelessly genteel for the modernist generation. She
sank under the weight of her own success. This chapter focuses on Meynell's ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LADYLIKENESS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
ladylikeness is used in the context of the following news items.
Editorial Contest Winner | Redefining Ladylike
As natural nurturers this instinctive space-filler keeps the peace, while simultaneously ensuring our likability and ladylikeness. This instant ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
Turn 'act like a girl,' from insult to compliment: Anne Reeves
But somewhere along the way, ladylikeness started developing a bad rap. Doing anything “like a girl,” became the ultimate insult -- no matter ... «The Patriot-News, Jul 14»
MA Beauty Insider: Tomboy Style and the Simple Life
Ladylikeness. The look won't work unless you add that touch of girl. How about pearls with those he-man overalls? A peek of lace dangling ... «GoLocal Worcester, May 14»
8 Beauty Treatments Women Lie To Their Partners About
I'm all for discretion and ladylikeness if that's your style, but it's pretty exhausting to spend an hour plucking and waxing every week just to ... «TheGloss, Dec 13»
Favourite TV characters: Desperate Housewives' Bree Van de Kamp
It was as though the writers had assumed a new position: reserve, and self-control were no longer the agenda, and ladylikeness forever went ... «Oxford Student, Jul 13»
A return to fun fashion
All the elements of demure ladylikeness have been employed to great effect. Think pink, sheer, lace and floral as well as flare and peplum cuts. «The Star Online, May 13»
Top five skirt shapes for Spring
Full Skirt. Full skirts have proven the IT shape for spring. They're ideal for a super girly look and certainly give any outfit a touch of ladylikeness. «FemaleFirst.co.uk, Mar 13»
Lemonade Joe: soft-drink purveying cowboy and cult Czech figure
But this is also a slightly negative role, and this expression of femininity and ladylikeness, it's not something that you find in many Czech movies ... «Radio Prague, Jan 13»
Singer Patti Page is dead at age 85
Her talent, her ladylikeness, her beauty, and her georgeous voice did it for her! She had a voice that the likes of such comes along only once in ... «CBS News, Jan 13»
What Does It Mean to Be Ladylike?
He was bragging that he had shocked her out of her ladylikeness into a kind of helpless flailing atavism. “She was very aggressive at the ... «Slate Magazine, Sep 12»
