Rhetoric of sensibility in eighteenth-century culture, the
Auteur :
Goring, Paul
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521103206
Date de publication :
19 mars 2009
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
350 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The Rhetoric of Sensibility in Eighteenth-Century Culture explores the burgeoning eighteenth-century fascination with the human body as an eloquent, expressive object. This wide-ranging study charts the efforts of projectors and reformers who sought to exploit the textual potential of the body for the public assertion of modern politeness.