Notice bibliographique
- Notice
Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Purton, Valerie (1946-....)
Titre(s) : Dickens and the sentimental tradition [Texte imprimé] : Fielding, Richardson, Sterne, Goldsmith, Sheridan, Lamb / Valerie Purton
Publication : New York : Anthem Press, 2012
Description matérielle : xxvii, 190 p. ; 24 cm
Collection : Anthem nineteenth-century series
Lien à la collection : Anthem nineteenth-century studies
Comprend : Introduction ; Sentimentalism and its discontents in the eighteenth-century novel:
Fielding, Richardson and Sterne: "There was more of pleasantry in the conceit, of
seeing how an ass would eat a macaroon than of benevolence in giving him one" ; Sentimentalism
and its discontents in eighteenth-century drama: Goldsmith and Sheridan: "Humanity,
sir, is a jewel. I love humanity" ; Dickens and nineteenth-century drama: "We would
indict our very dreams" ; The early novels: "Everything in our lives, whether of
good or evil, affects us most by contrasts" ; The later novels: "What the waves were
always saying" ; Conclusion the afterlife of sentimentalism: "Who will write the
history of tears?"
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
Sujet(s) : Dickens, Charles (1812-1870) -- Thèmes, motifs
Littérature anglaise -- 18e siècle -- Thèmes, motifs
Sentimentalisme (littérature)
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780857284181 (hardback) (alk. paper). - ISBN 0857284185 (hardback) (alk. paper)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb42746471v
Notice n° :
FRBNF42746471
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