Rake [ Politics & Society / Character / Social interaction ]
… elitism and excess, to his cultural impact on eighteenth-century collective consciousness. From his inception during the Restoration to his apparent decline towards the end of the Georgian era, the figure seems deeply intertwined with the … the incarnation delimited by monarchical changes: Charles II’s 1660 ascension to the throne marks the start of the Restoration, whereas 1820 saw the end of the Regency as the Prince Regent became George IV. The rake can thus be seen as … throughout the eighteenth century. The rake archetype made his foray into the literary world through the comedies of the Restoration, as the wild and scheming seducer perpetually engineering -and coming out triumphant- of outrageous ventures. …
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