The Politics of Sensibility

The Politics of Sensibility
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 284
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ISBN-10 : 0521604273
ISBN-13 : 9780521604277
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Book Synopsis The Politics of Sensibility by : Markman Ellis

Download or read book The Politics of Sensibility written by Markman Ellis and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-07-29 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sentimental novel has long been noted for its liberal and humanitarian interests, but also for its predilection for refined feeling, the privilege it accords emotion over reason, and its preference for the private over the public sphere. In The Politics of Sensibility, however, Markman Ellis argues that sentimental fiction also consciously participated in some of the most keenly contested public controversies of the late eighteenth century, including the emergence of anti-slavery opinion, discourse on the morality of commerce, and the movement for the reformation of prostitutes. By investigating the significance of political material in the fictional text, and by exploring the ways in which the novels themselves take part in historical disputes, Ellis shows that the sentimental novel was a political tool of considerable cultural significance.


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