Sentimental Figures of Empire in Eighteenth-Century Britain and France
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"Festa illuminates the curious relationship between sentimental fiction and the politics of empire. The chapter on Sterne’s snuffbox offers an exceptionally deft close reading, as well as an example of Festa’s ability to ferret out archival materials that are perfectly matched with her primary texts."
Recommended by Sophie Volpp, Professor of Comparative Literature and author of Worldly Stage: Theatricality in Seventeenth-Century China.