Sentimental Narrative and the Social Order in France, 1760–1820 - David J. (Dublin City University) Denby - Bog

In this detailed study of popular sentimentalist literature of the late eighteenth century, David J. Denby sheds new light on Enlightenment thought and sensibility. He situates sentimentalist writing in its social and political context, analysing how its formal structures are reflected in contemporary theories concerning the nature of society, morality, and history.