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The History of Tears: Sensibility and Sentimentality in France, 1700 - 1900
The History of Tears Sensibility and Sentimentality in France 1700 1900
Author: Anne Vincent-Buffault, T. Bridgeman (Translator)
"In which societies," Roland Barthes asked, "and at which times, have we cried? Since when have men (and not women) ceased to cry? Why, at a certain moment, did sensibility sink into sentimentality?" — These are just some of the questions which Anne Vincent-Buffault sets out to answer. Concentrating on 18th and 19th century Fr...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780333455944
ISBN-10: 0333455940
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: 304
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Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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