The Sentimental Novel in the Eighteenth Century (Paperback)

As a literary genre, the sentimental novel reached the height of its vogue in the 1770s and 1780s and was still popular as the eighteenth century drew to a close. This volume presents a comprehensive exploration of the sentimental novel in the eighteenth century, beginning with its origins in the so-called amatory fiction of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Chapters from leading scholars combine the various aspects and contexts of the genre, from politics, slavery, women writers, and the Gothic to the sentimental novel in America, France and Germany, with historically informed close readings of novels by writers including Samuel Richardson (1689-1761), Laurence Sterne (1713-68) and Jane Austen (1775-1817). This volume demonstrates that the sentimental novel continues to engage readers and critics and that, far from being obsolete or only of antiquary interest, it remains a vibrant and exciting area of study.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2021
Editors:	Albert J. Rivero
Dimensions:	229 x 151 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	258
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-40855-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General
LSN:	1-108-40855-9
Barcode:	9781108408554

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