Rhetoric of 'Virtuous' Fashion

This book offers an annotated critical edition of The Mirror of the Graces (1811), a Regency conduct manual on fashion, beauty and morality. It shows how the author uses language and rhetorical devices to persuade Regency readers to follow its rules on dress and behaviour. It sets the work in Regency England and explores how advice on dress, cosmetics and deportment builds ideals of respectable fe...