Saturday 7 March 2009

What differences does Defoe point out in "The Education of Women" between women who are and are not well bred?

When Defoe
uses the term "well bred" he really means a woman who is cultivated and cultured. 
"Well bred" has to do with education, not with parentage.  He argues that a well bred
woman is simply a more pleasant person than one who is not.  He argues that any sort of woman,
with any sort of personality, will be more...

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