The Man of Feeling by Henry Mackenzie

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The Man of Feeling by Henry Mackenzie

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Summary

The Man of Feeling (1771) is the foremost novel of sentiment in which the hero, Harley demonstrates his sensiblity in a series of episodes as he is tested against an uncaring world. This edition reprints Brian Vickers's authoritative text with a new introduction and notes discussing the work in the context of the Scottish Enlightenment and European sentimentalism.

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The Man of Feeling by Henry Mackenzie

'a book I prize next to the Bible' Robert Burns Mackenzie's hugely popular novel of 1771 is the foremost work of the sentimental movement, in which sentiment and sensibility were allied with true virtue, and sensitivity is the mark of the man of feeling. The hero, Harley, is followed in a series of episodes demonstrating his benevolence in an uncaring world: he assists the down-trodden, loses his love, and fails to achieve worldly success. The novel asks a series of vital questions: what morality is possible in a complex commercial world? Does trying to maintain it make you a saint or a fool? Is sentiment merely a luxury for the leisured classes? This edition reprints Brian Vickers's authoritative text, with a new introduction that discusses the novel in the context of the Scottish Enlightenment and European sentimentalism. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Laura Mandell is Associate Professor of English and Digital Humanities at Miami University of Ohio. She has published articles about women writers and Romantic poetry in journals such as ELH, MLQ, Studies in Romanticism, European Romantic Review, and, most recently, Victorian Studies and New Literary History. In addition to the present volume, Mandell is general editor of the Poetess Archive Database, a full-text and bibliographic resource, and co-editor of the Romantic Chronology. Her first book, Misogynous Economies, analyzes the relationship between misogyny, literariness, and the canon in eighteenth-century literature.

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ISBN 13 9780199538621
ISBN 10 019953862X
Title The Man of Feeling
Author Henry Mackenzie
Series Oxford World's Classics
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Binding type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 2009-01-29
Number of pages 160
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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