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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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Bibliographic Details
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
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Summary: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 both familiar and unfamiliar texts, including poetry, novels, journalism, and political writing, Carey shows that salve-owners and abolitionists alike made strategic use of the rhetoric of sensibility in the hope of influencing a reading public thoroughly immersed in the 'cult of feeling'.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (VIII, 240 pages)
ISBN:9780230501621
DOI:10.1057/9780230501621