Sympathy, Sensibility and the Literature of Feeling in the Eighteenth Century
| Author | : I. Csengei |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 261 |
| Release | : 2011-12-13 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780230359178 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0230359175 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (78 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 Springer. This book was released on 2011-12-13 with total page 261 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.
