Vicarious narratives : a literary history of sympathy, 1750-1850 /

Studies the experiences of sympathy that literary characters share with each other and argues that between 1750 and 1850, key works of British and French fiction generated a specific version of sympathy by manipulating traditional narrative forms and new publication practices in response to the Enli...

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Main Author: Britton, Jeanne M. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Studies the experiences of sympathy that literary characters share with each other and argues that between 1750 and 1850, key works of British and French fiction generated a specific version of sympathy by manipulating traditional narrative forms and new publication practices in response to the Enlightenment.
Physical Description:1 online resource (247 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191881701
0191881708
0192585908
9780192585905