Eva Düllmann 
The Construction of Masculinity through the Negative Depiction of Femininity in the Character of Flavia in A. Pope’s ‘Characters of Women. An Epistle to a Lady.’ [EPUB ebook] 
Close Reading and Bibliography

Essay from the year 2009 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies — Literature, grade: 1, 0, University of Wuppertal, course: Konzeptionen von Männlichkeit in der englischen Literatur und Kultur des langen 18. Jahrhunderts, language: English, abstract: This close reading deals with the character of Flavia in Alexander Pope’s “Characters of Women. An Epistle to a Lady”. It shows how Flavia’s negative characteristics indirectly depict a concept of what a male character should be like.
The reader will also find a detailled bibliography containing the most important texts dealing with the subject.