Making love : sentiment and sexuality in eighteenth-century British literature /

Examines how writers of 18th century English sentimental literature came to consider love between a husband and wife to be A (or possibly THE) source for sympathy and benevolence, removing those experiencing it from the self-centeredness of current philosophical and economic theory. Homosexual desir...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kelleher, Paul
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lewisburg, PA : Bucknell University Press, [2015]
Colección:Transits (Bucknell University)
Temas:
Englisch ...
1700-1799
English literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
Sentimentalism in literature.
Sex role in literature.
Love in literature.
Literature and society > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Littérature anglaise > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Rôle selon le sexe dans la littérature.
Amour dans la littérature.
Littérature et société > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English literature
Literature and society
Love in literature
Sentimentalism in literature
Sex role in literature
Literatur
Liebe > Motiv
Erotik > Motiv
Moral > Motiv
Empfindsamkeit
Great Britain
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Examines how writers of 18th century English sentimental literature came to consider love between a husband and wife to be A (or possibly THE) source for sympathy and benevolence, removing those experiencing it from the self-centeredness of current philosophical and economic theory. Homosexual desire, therefore for these writers came to be considered as a barrier to attaining sympathy, sentiment, and benevolence.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 257 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-249) and index.
ISBN:9781611486940
1611486947

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