LEADER 02592nam 22005771 450 001 9910788936503321 005 20230803033127.0 010 $a1-60938-210-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000000057018 035 $a(EBL)1520832 035 $a(OCoLC)862077703 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001041473 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11580814 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001041473 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11009498 035 $a(PQKB)11487424 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1520832 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse27491 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1520832 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10791311 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000057018 100 $a20131107h20132013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSentimental readers $ethe rise, fall, and revival of a disparaged rhetoric /$fFaye Halpern 210 1$aIowa City :$cUniversity of Iowa Press,$d[2013] 210 4$dİ2013 215 $a1 online resource (240 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-60938-186-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: The how of sentimentality -- Edward Tyrrel channing and the matter of disingenuous eloquence -- Why we should trust Harriet Beecher Stowe -- The art of appearances in Louisa May Alcott -- Henry Ward Beecher and the fall of the sentimental orator -- In defense of reading badly -- A critical problem with being a good reader of sentimental rhetoric. 330 $aHow could novels like Uncle Tom's Cabin change the hearts and minds of thousands of mid-nineteenth-century readers, yet make so many modern readers cringe at their over-the-top, tear-filled scenes? Sentimental Readers explains why sentimental rhetoric was so compelling to readers of that earlier era, why its popularity waned in the latter part of the nineteenth century, and why today it is generally characterized as overly emotional and artificial. But author Faye Halpern also does more: she demonstrates that this now despised rhetoric remains relevant to contemporary writing teachers and lite 606 $aLiterature 606 $aSentimentalism in literature 615 0$aLiterature. 615 0$aSentimentalism in literature. 676 $a809 676 $a809.93353 676 $a809/.93353 700 $aHalpern$b Faye$01473069 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910788936503321 996 $aSentimental readers$93686124 997 $aUNINA