Passions, Sympathy and Print Culture Public Opinion and Emotional Authenticity in Eighteenth-Century Britain |
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| Editor:
| Lemmings, David
Kerr, Heather
Phiddian, Robert |
| Series title: | Palgrave Studies in the History of Emotions Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-137-45540-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2015 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $54.99 |
Book Description:
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This book explores ways in which passions came to be conceived, performed and authenticated in the eighteenth-century marketplace of print. It considers satire and sympathy in various environments, ranging from popular novels and journalism, through philosophical studies of the Scottish Enlightenment, to last words, aesthetics, and plastic surgery.
This book explores ways in which passions came to be conceived, performed and authenticated in the eighteenth-century marketplace of print. It considers satire and sympathy in various environments, ranging from popular novels and journalism, through philosophical studies of the Scottish Enlightenment, to last words, aesthetics, and plastic surgery.