Atlantic worlds in the long eighteenth century : seduction and sentiment /

Innovative and multidisciplinary, this collection of essays marks out the future of Atlantic Studies, making visible the emphases and purposes now emerging within this vital comparative field. The contributors model new ways to understand the unexpected roles that seduction stories and sentimental n...

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Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Bowers, Toni, Chico, Tita, 1970-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Innovative and multidisciplinary, this collection of essays marks out the future of Atlantic Studies, making visible the emphases and purposes now emerging within this vital comparative field. The contributors model new ways to understand the unexpected roles that seduction stories and sentimental narratives played for readers struggling to negotiate previously unimagined differences between and among people, institutions, and ideas.
"Innovative and multidisciplinary, this collection of essays marks out the future of Atlantic Studies, making visible the emphases and purposes now emerging within this vital comparative field. The contributors model new ways to understand the unexpected roles that seduction stories and sentimental narratives played for readers struggling to understand and negotiate previously unimagined manifestations of difference between and among people, institutions, and ideas"--
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 273 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781137014610 (electronic bk.)
113701461X (electronic bk.)
0230108679
9780230108677