British abolitionism and the rhetoric of sensibility
Brycchan Carey uses texts from poetry, novels, journalism and political writing to argue that participants in the late 18th century slavery debate developed a distinct sentimental rhetoric in the hope of influencing their readership.
AbolitionistsAntislavery movementsAntislavery movements in literatureEnglish languageEnglish literatureHistoryHistory and criticismRhetoricRomanticismSentimentalism in literatureSlavery in literatureEnglish literature, history and criticism, 18th century