Sympathy, Sensibility and the Literature of Feeling in the Eighteenth Century
| Author | : I. Csengei |
| Publisher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2011-12-13 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0230308449 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780230308442 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (442 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Sympathy, Sensibility and the Literature of Feeling in the Eighteenth Century by : I. Csengei
Download or read book Sympathy, Sensibility and the Literature of Feeling in the Eighteenth Century written by I. Csengei and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-12-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What makes it possible for self-interest, cruelty and violence to become part of the benevolent, compassionate ideology of eighteenth-century sensibility? This book explores forms of emotional response, including sympathy, tears, swoons and melancholia through a range of eighteenth-century literary, philosophical and scientific texts.
