Rake [ Politics & Society / Character / Social interaction ]
… whereas 1820 saw the end of the Regency as the Prince Regent became George IV. The rake can thus be seen as a leading artistic creation of the eighteenth century, his presence nearly ubiquitous. However, his aura and influence over the … pawns, and a distaste for marriage and authority in general. Etherege, though not a peer himself, belonged to group of artists and courtiers known as the Merry Gang, due to their intimate footing with Charles II, nicknamed the Merry … hegemonic mode: representations of the rake grew more accusatory, mirroring the growing number of women and middle-class artists taking on rakish narratives. For many of them, the character’s disruptive nature was increasingly becoming an …
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