The Politics of Sensibility: Race, Gender and Commerce in the Sentimental Novel - Rilegato

Ellis, Markman

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ISBN 10: 0521552214 ISBN 13: 9780521552219

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1996

Riassunto

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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Recensione:

"This very learned study usefully analyzes the place of sentimentality in the literature and politics of late-18th- and early-19th-century England....A valuable addition to the literary history of sensibility." Choice

"The Politics of Sensibility is successful within its scope....Ellis provides a practical book which will be useful to anyone working on the politics of the early novel." Jack Lynch, Novel

Descrizione del libro:

Markman Ellis contests the enduring view that the sentimental novel is concerned only with displays of refined feeling. He analyses such fiction's engagement in public controversies of the late eighteenth century: emerging anti-slavery opinion, discourse on the morality of commerce, and the movement to reform prostitution.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0521552214
• ISBN 13: 9780521552219
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 280