| British Abolitionism and the Rhetoric of Sensibility: Writing, Sentiment and Slavery, 1760-1807 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Carey, B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349523496 ISBN-13: 9781349523498 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $113.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Modern - 18th Century - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory |
| Dewey: 820.935 |
| Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and Cultures of Print (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.65 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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'. |