Society and Sentiment : Genres of Historical Writing in Britain, 1740-1820 /

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A deepening interest in both social and interior experience was a distinguishing feature of the cultural life of eighteenth-century Britain, influencing writers in all genres from fiction to philosophy. Focusing on this interplay of ideas and genres, Mark Phillips explores the ways in which writers...

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Main Author: Phillips, Mark, 1946-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2000.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Genres.
Geschiedschrijving.
Manners and customs
Literary form
Historiography > Social aspects
Historiography
HISTORY > Historiography.
Genres litteraires > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Genres litteraires > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Sentimentalisme > Aspect social > Grande-Bretagne.
Literary form > History > 19th century.
Literary form > History > 18th century.
Sentimentalism > Social aspects > Great Britain.
Historiography > Social aspects > Great Britain.
Historiography > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Historiography > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland.
Great Britain
Grande-Bretagne > Moeurs et coutumes > 19e siecle.
Grande-Bretagne > Moeurs et coutumes > 18e siecle.
Great Britain > Historiography.
Great Britain > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Great Britain > Social life and customs > 18th century.
History
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:A deepening interest in both social and interior experience was a distinguishing feature of the cultural life of eighteenth-century Britain, influencing writers in all genres from fiction to philosophy. Focusing on this interplay of ideas and genres, Mark Phillips explores the ways in which writers and readers of history, memoir, biography and related literatures responded to the social and sentimental concerns of a modern, commercial society. He shows that the writing of history, which once concentrated exclusively on political events, widened its horizons in ways that often paralleled better.
Physical Description:1 online resource (369 pages).
ISBN:9781400823628

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