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Enlightened sentiments : judgment and autonomy in the age of sensibility /

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Main Author: Nazar, Hina
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
English fiction > 18th century > History and criticism.
French fiction > 18th century > History and criticism.
Sentimentalism in literature.
Judgment in literature.
Richardson, Samuel, > 1689-1761. > Clarissa.
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, > 1712-1778. > Nouvelle Héloïse.
Austen, Jane, > 1775-1817. > Sense and sensibility.
Judgment (Ethics) > History > 18th century.
Autonomy (Philosophy) > History > 18th century.
Aesthetics, Modern > 18th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Reconstructing sentimentalism
  • Sentimentalism and the discourses of freedom : the aesthetic analogy from Hume to Arendt
  • Judging Clarissa's heart
  • A sentimental education : Rousseau to Godwin
  • Judgment, propriety, and the critique of sensibility: the "sentimental" Jane Austen.