Sentimental Narrative and the Social Order in France, 1760-1820

Download or read book Sentimental Narrative and the Social Order in France, 1760-1820 written by David J. Denby and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1994-03-03 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Staël.