British abolitionism and the rhetoric of sensibility : writing, sentiment, and slavery, 1760-1807

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The work British abolitionism and the rhetoric of sensibility : writing, sentiment, and slavery, 1760-1807 represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Liverpool. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

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British abolitionism and the rhetoric of sensibility : writing, sentiment, and slavery, 1760-1807

Title remainder

writing, sentiment, and slavery, 1760-1807

Statement of responsibility

Brycchan Carey

Creator

• Carey, Brycchan, 1967-
• Carey, Brycchan, 1967-

Subject

• Antislavery movements -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
• Antislavery movements -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
• Antislavery movements in literature
• English language -- 18th century -- Rhetoric
• English language -- 19th century -- Rhetoric
• Abolitionists -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
• English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
• Romanticism -- Great Britain
• Sentimentalism in literature
• Slavery in literature
• English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism
• Abolitionists -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century

Language

eng

Summary

Brycchan Carey uses texts from poetry, novels, journalism and political writing to argue that participants in the late 18th century slavery debate developed a distinct sentimental rhetoric in the hope of influencing their readership

Cataloging source

DLC

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Palgrave studies in the Enlightenment, romanticism and cultures of print