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Original Title: | The Culture of Sensibility: Sex and Society in Eighteenth-Century Britain |
ISBN: | 0226037142 (ISBN13: 9780226037141) |
Edition Language: | English |
G.J. Barker-Benfield
Paperback | Pages: 554 pages Rating: 3.86 | 29 Users | 0 Reviews
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G. J. Barker-Benfield documents the emergence of the culture of sensibility that transformed British society of the eighteenth century. His account focuses on the rise of new moral and spiritual values and the struggle to redefine the group identities of men and women. Drawing on the full spectrum of eighteenth-century thought from Adam Smith to John Locke, from the Earl of Shaftesberry to Dr. George Cheyne, and especially Mary Wollstonecraft, Barker-Benfield offers an innovative and compelling way to understand how Britain entered the modern age.Describe Appertaining To Books The Culture of Sensibility: Sex and Society in Eighteenth-Century Britain
Title | : | The Culture of Sensibility: Sex and Society in Eighteenth-Century Britain |
Author | : | G.J. Barker-Benfield |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 554 pages |
Published | : | January 1st 1996 by University of Chicago Press (first published November 1st 1992) |
Categories | : | History. Criticism. Philosophy. Theory. Academic. Nonfiction |
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