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 emphasis on colonial utopias. ''This volume of 11 essays on the theme of utopia in eighteenth-century English and French fiction will be well received in American colleges and universities where comparative literature flourishes. However, the broadening perspective offered by the collection should appeal to a much wider readership.' French Studies