Sentimentalism & Oliver Goldsmith
Sentimentalism & Oliver Goldsmith
Sentimentalism 感伤主义文学 PENGUIN CL ASSI CS LAURENCE STERNE A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY time: sthe middle and later decades ofj the 18th century It gains its name from Sterne's A Sentimental Journey
Sentimentalism ❖ 感伤主义文学 ❖ time: the middle and later decades of the 18th century ❖ It gains its name from Sterne’s A Sentimental Journey
a reaction against the cold rationalism *a pessimistic outlook an appeal to semotion,sentiment,not reason
❖ a reaction against the cold rationalism ❖ a pessimistic outlook ❖ an appeal to emotion, sentiment, not reason
This trend marks the transition form neoclassicism to romanticism in English poetry
❖ This trend marks the transition form neoclassicism to romanticism in English poetry
It carefully depicts person's mood and their miserable life so as to arouse readers' sympathy,reflecting sthe disdain towards the actual world deep sympathy to the ordinary people
❖ It carefully depicts person’s mood and their miserable life so as to arouse readers’ sympathy, reflecting the disdain towards the actual world deep sympathy to the ordinary people