Focusing on eighteenth-century constructions of symbolic femininity and eighteenth-century women's writing in relation to contemporary utopian discourse, this volume adjusts our understanding of the utopia of the Enlightenment, placing a unique emphasis on colonial utopias. Looking at Enlightenment-era texts by English and French women and men, contributors shed new light on the eighteenth-century legacies that continue to shape contemporary views of social and political progress.

Nicole Pohl is Senior Lecturer in English at Oxford Brookes University, UK. Brenda Tooley is Dean of the College and Vice-President of Academic Affairs at Cornell College, USA.

Chapter 1 Introduction, Nicole PohlBrenda Tooley; Chapter 2 Utopian Exchanges, Lee CullenKhanna; Chapter 3 A Fragile Utopia of Sensibility, Joseph F.Bartolomeo; Chapter 4 Gothic Utopia, BrendaTooley; Chapter 5 Rewriting Rousseau, CarolineWeber; Chapter 6 Utopia in the Seraglio, MaryMcAlpin; Chapter 7 Transparency and the Enlightenment Body, Ana M.Acosta; Chapter 8 Gender and the Voyage Utopia, NicolePohl; Chapter 9 Improvement, Patriarchy and Gender, Elizabeth HagglundJonathan Laidlow; Chapter 10 Generating Regenerated Generations, SethDenbo; Chapter 11 Thinking Globally, Acting Locally, AlessaJohns;