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This book contends that when late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century writers sought to explain the origins of emotions, they often discovered that their feelings may not really have been their own.

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"It stirred feelings of admiration, gratitude, and wonder in this reviewer. It is well conceived, well researched, well argued, and well written, with good readings and plausible interpretations of a fresh assortment of texts." -- Eighteenth-Century Fiction
"Superbly researched and conceptualized, Strange Fits of Passion is cogently argued, beautifully written, altogether an original, important contribution to late-eighteenth-century studies and romanticism." -- Susan Wolfson * Princeton University *
"Pinch's excellent book ... is an admirably clear and incisive study." -- Studies in English Literature

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Strange Fits of Passion Epistemologies of Emotion

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      Publisher: Stanford University Press
      Publication Date: 01/03/1999
      ISBN13: 9780804736565, 978-0804736565
      ISBN10: 0804736561
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      Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book contends that when late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century writers sought to explain the origins of emotions, they often discovered that their feelings may not really have been their own.

      Trade Review
      "It stirred feelings of admiration, gratitude, and wonder in this reviewer. It is well conceived, well researched, well argued, and well written, with good readings and plausible interpretations of a fresh assortment of texts." -- Eighteenth-Century Fiction
      "Superbly researched and conceptualized, Strange Fits of Passion is cogently argued, beautifully written, altogether an original, important contribution to late-eighteenth-century studies and romanticism." -- Susan Wolfson * Princeton University *
      "Pinch's excellent book ... is an admirably clear and incisive study." -- Studies in English Literature

      Table of Contents
      Contents 1 2 3 4 5

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