Kevin Pelletier: 1 book
Apocalyptic Sentimentalism
Love and Fear in U.S. Antebellum Literature
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
In contrast to the prevailing scholarly consensus that understands sentimentality to be grounded on a logic of love and sympathy, Apocalyptic Sentimentalism demonstrates that in order for sentimentality to work as an antislavery engine, it needed to be linked to its seeming opposite—fear, especially...
