Framing feeling: sentiment and style in English prose fiction ; 1745 - 1800

How did eighteenth-century literature confront sentimentalism? By examining novels, periodicals, and literary miscellanies, Framing Feeling demonstrates that writers and publishers muted sentimental ideals. This book analyzes fictional conventions that authorize conservative notions of gender, aesth...

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Main Author: Benedict, Barbara M. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York AMS Press 1994
Series:AMS studies in the eighteenth century 26
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Summary:How did eighteenth-century literature confront sentimentalism? By examining novels, periodicals, and literary miscellanies, Framing Feeling demonstrates that writers and publishers muted sentimental ideals. This book analyzes fictional conventions that authorize conservative notions of gender, aesthetics, and politics even in works considered revolutionary.
Physical Description:261 S. Ill.
ISBN:0404635261

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