| Description |
xiv, 350 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Milton and the ideal of heterosexual friendship -- 3. John Dryden: sensual, heroic, and "pathetic love -- 4. Restoration love and the tears of morbidity -- 5. Woman in love: the abandoned and passionate mistress -- 6. Friends and lovers: the witty and the wise -- 7. Sentimental love and marriage: "esteem enliven'd by desire" -- 8. Richardson -- 9. Rousseau -- 10. Aftermath of sensibility: Sterne, Goethe, and Austen -- 11. Love in painting and music: an appended survey -- Appendix A: Milton and the visual arts -- Appendix B: Chronology of plays referred to -- Appendix C: Watteau, Le pèlerinage à l'Ile de Cythère. |
| Subject |
English literature -- History and criticism.
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English literature. |
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Love in literature.
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Love in literature. |
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European literature -- History and criticism.
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European literature. |
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Senses and sensation in literature.
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Senses and sensation in literature. |
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Sentimentalism in literature.
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Sentimentalism in literature. |
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Emotions in literature.
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Emotions in literature. |
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Love in art.
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Love in art. |
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Arts.
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Arts. |
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Littérature anglaise -- Histoire et critique. |
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Amour dans la littérature. |
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Littérature européenne -- Histoire et critique. |
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Amour dans l'art. |
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Letterkunde. |
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Liefde. |
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Erotiek. |
| ISBN |
0226312895 |
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9780226312897 |
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