Sentimental Narrative and the Social Order in France, 1760-1820 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521430869)

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 France. Texts discussed include works by Rousseau and de Sta l.

Author: David J. Denby
ISBN-10: 0521430860
ISBN-13: 9780521430869
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/03/1994
Pages: 298
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.70w x 0.90d