The Tears of a Killer: Criminal Trials and Sentimentalism in the Austrian Netherlands
A style of feeling known as the ‘cult of sensibility’ swept through Europe in the second half of the eighteenth century, stressing the importance of both sympathy and public tears. In this article, I argue that this new style to some extent also affected common people’s emotional practices in the So...
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| Language: | English |
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2017-06-01
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| Series: | BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review |
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| Online Access: | https://ojstest.minions.amsterdam/article/view/6583 |