Cover of The surprising effects of sympathy

The surprising effects of sympathy

by David Marshall

1988 286 pages eng

""Through readings of works by Marivaux, Diderot, Rousseau, and Mary Shelley, David Marshall provides a new interpretation of the eighteenth-century preoccupation with theatricality and sympathy. Sympathy is seen not as an instance of sensibility or natural benevolence but rather as an aesthetic and…

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