Political Affairs of the Heart

Political Affairs of the Heart
Author: Linda Van Netten Blimke
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2022-07-15
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1684484057

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By examining four sentimental travelogues written by British women travelers during the American and French Revolutions, Political Affairs of the Heart argues that this genre, by combining eyewitness authority with the language of sensibility, constitutes a significant site of women's engagement in national and gender politics.