Sentiment and sociability : the language of feeling in the eighteenth century

Sentiment and sociability : the language of feeling in the eighteenth century / John Mullan.

The rise of the novel in the mid-18th century was also the rise of sentimentalism. This study explores the attitudes which led novelists to associate virtuous feeling with disabling suffering. It also examines the role of women in fiction and in society during that period.

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Main Author: Mullan, John
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford [England] : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1988.
Subjects:
Richardson, Samuel, > 1689-1761 > Criticism and interpretation.
Sterne, Laurence, > 1713-1768 > Criticism and interpretation.
Hume, David, > 1711-1776 > Ethics.
Hume, David, > 1711-1776.
Richardson, Samuel, > 1689-1761.
Sterne, Laurence, > 1713-1768.
Richardson, Samuel, > (1689-1761) > Critique et interprétation.
Hume, David, > (1711-1776) > Critique et interprétation.
Sterne, Laurence, > (1713-1768) > Critique et interprétation.
1700-1799
English literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
Sentimentalism in literature.
Social ethics in literature.
Social interaction in literature.
Interpersonal relations in literature.
Literature and society > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Didactic literature, English > History and criticism.
English literature.
Didactic literature, English.
Ethics.
Literature and society.
Sentimentalisme.
Maatschappij.
Letterkunde.
Engels.
Littérature anglaise > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Sentimentalisme dans la littérature anglaise.
Morale sociale dans la littérature anglaise.
Littérature et société > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Great Britain.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
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Summary:The rise of the novel in the mid-18th century was also the rise of sentimentalism. This study explores the attitudes which led novelists to associate virtuous feeling with disabling suffering. It also examines the role of women in fiction and in society during that period.
Physical Description:1 online resource (261 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-253) and index.
ISBN:9780191671449
0191671444
9780198122524
0198122527
Reproduction Note:Electronic reproduction.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.
Action Note:digitized

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