The Emotions in Liberal Writing, C.1790-C.1920

This book analyses the treatment of the emotions in liberal writing in Britain over the long nineteenth century, showing how liberals were deeply concerned with the nature, function, and effects of the emotions and how links between reason, disinterestedness and the positive role of the emotions became a hallmark of liberal writing.

Author: Jock MacLeod
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 12/16/2025
Series: Interventions: Rethinking the Nineteenth Century
Pages: 292
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9781526185587