Chapter One: Critical Visions and Revisions: A Critical History of the Sentimental.

Chapter One of the book "Preaching Pity: Dickens, Gaskell & Sentimentalism in Victorian Culture" is presented. It defines and historicizes key terms and analyzes literary criticism's treatment of 19th century sentimentalist social reform discourse. The feminist response to sentimentalism is addresse...

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Published in:	Preaching Pity: Dickens, Gaskell & Sentimentalism in Victorian Culture pp. 11 - 45
Main Author:	Lenard, Mary
Format:	Book Chapter
Published:	Peter Lang Group 1999
Subjects:	Literary criticism Sentimentalism in literature Social problems Feminism Criticism
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost