Framing Feeling: Sentiment and Style in English Prose Fiction 1745-1800 (Ams Studies in the Eighteenth Century) - Hardcover

Benedict, Barbara M.

 
9780404635268: Framing Feeling: Sentiment and Style in English Prose Fiction 1745-1800 (Ams Studies in the Eighteenth Century)

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Barbara M. Benedict is Associate Professor of English at Trinity College, Connecticut.

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