An edition of Dickens and the sentimental tradition
(2012)
Dickens and the sentimental tradition
Fielding, Richardson, Sterne, Goldsmith, Sheridan, Lamb
by Valerie Purton
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Dickens and the sentimental tradition: Fielding, Richardson, Sterne, Goldsmith, Sheridan, Lamb
2012, Anthem Press
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0857284185 9780857284181
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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?"
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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