Sensibility and Economics in the Novel: The Price of a Tear

Skinner, G.

Sensibility and Economics in the Novel argues that the sentimental novel, usually seen as a 'feminine' genre concentrating exclusively on emotional response, is in fact actively involved in contemporary economic and political debates. Spanning the period encompassing the rise, heyday and decline of sentimentalism, the book considers how the trajectory of the movement affected the sentimental novel's use of discourses of economics, sensibility and femininity, and assesses the impact of the pressures of the post-Revolutionary 1790s on these areas.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1998-12-14

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333644775

DOI: 10.1057/9780230372566

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 232