Sentimental narrative and the social order in France, 1760-1820 /
[Book]
David J. Denby.
New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1994.
xi, 281 pages :
illustrations ;
23 cm.
Cambridge studies in French ;
47
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-276) and index.
Introduction: the politics of tears -- 1. Three sentimental writers -- 2. Towards a model of the sentimental text -- 3. Love and money: social hierarchy in the sentimental text -- 4. Sentimentalism in the rhetoric of the Revolution -- 5. Sentimentalism and ideologie -- 6. Beyond sentimentalism? Madame de Stael.
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"In this discerning study of sentimental discourse of the late eighteenth century, David J. Denby sheds new light on Enlightenment thought and sensibility. He reveals how sentimental sub-literature reflects the social attitudes of the emerging bourgeoisie, and how its formal structures are reflected in contemporary theories concerning the nature of society, morality, and politics. Denby explores how the language and forms of sentimental narratives were adopted and exploited by political and social writers, and how sentimentalism provided a theme of continuity underlying the dominant sense of change brought about by the Revolution. In this interdisciplinary book Denby argues that sentimentalism is central to the culture of late eighteenth-century France. Texts discussed include works by Rousseau and de Staël"--Publisher description.
Crying in literature.
Emotions in literature.
French literature-- 18th century-- History and criticism.
French literature-- 19th century-- History and criticism.
Literature and society-- France-- History.
Narration (Rhetoric)-- History-- 18th century.
Narration (Rhetoric)-- History-- 19th century.
Politics and literature-- France-- History.
Sentimentalism in literature.
Social classes in literature.
Tears in literature.
Classes sociales dans la littérature.
Larmes dans la littérature.
Littérature et société-- France-- Histoire.
Littérature française-- 18e siècle-- Histoire et critique.
Littérature française-- 19e siècle-- Histoire et critique.
Narration.
Politique et littérature-- France-- Histoire.
Sentimentalisme dans la littérature.
Classes sociales-- Dans la littérature.
Crying in literature.
Emotions in literature.
Empfindsamkeit
Frans.
French literature-- 18th century-- History and criticism.
French literature-- 19th century-- History and criticism.
French literature.
Geschichte 1760-1820.
Gesellschaftsordnung
Letterkunde.
Literature and society-- France-- History.
Literature and society.
Littérature et société-- France-- Histoire.
Littérature française-- 18e siècle-- Thèmes, motifs.
Littérature française-- 19e siècle-- Thèmes, motifs.