British Abolitionism and the Rhetoric of Sensibility : Writing, Sentiment and Slavery, 1760-1807 /

British Abolitionism and the Rhetoric of Sensibility argues that participants in the late eighteenth-century slavery debate developed a distinct sentimental rhetoric, using the language of the heart to powerful effect in the most important political and humanitarian battle of the time. Examining bot...

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Main Author:	Carey, Brycchan (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Series:	Palgrave studies in the Enlightenment, romanticism and cultures of print.
Subjects:	Literature. British and Irish Literature. Cultural Theory. Eighteenth-Century Literature. Fiction. History of Britain and Ireland. Literary Theory. British literature. Culture > Study and teaching. Literature > Philosophy. Literature, Modern > 18th century. Great Britain > History. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book