Sentimental Narrative and the Social Order in France, 1760-1820
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in French Series)
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In this interdisciplinary study of sentimental discourse of the late eighteenth century, David J. Denby sheds new light on Enlightenment thought and sensibility. He situates sentimental subliterature in its social and political context, analyzing how its formal structures are reflected in contemporary theories and texts concerning society, morality, politics, and history. Denby argues that sentimentalism is central to the culture of late-eighteenth-century...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521025729
ISBN13:9780521025720
Release Date:April 2006
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:300 Pages
Weight:0.84 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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