The Man of Feeling
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?

About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum 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, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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The Man of Feeling
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?

About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum 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, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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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?

About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum 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, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780199538621
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 08/03/2009
Series: Oxford World's Classics Series
Edition description: Reissue
Pages: 160
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Maureen Harkin is an Associate Professor of English and Humanities at Reed College, Portland, Oregon. She specializes in eighteenth-century literature, particularly the sentimental novel.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Henry Mackenzie: A Brief Chronology
A Note on the Text

The Man of Feeling

Appendix A: Sympathy and Sentiment

  1. From David Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature (1739-40)
  2. From Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759)
  3. From Laurence Sterne, A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy (1768)

Appendix B: Mackenzie’s Correspondence on the Composition and Publication of The Man of Feeling

  1. Letters to Elizabeth Rose on the Composition of The Man of Feeling, 1769-70
  2. Correspondence with James Elphinston on the Composition and Reception of The Man of Feeling, 1770-71

Appendix C: Other Fiction and Journalism by Mackenzie

  1. From Julia de Roubigné (1777)
  2. The Mirror, nos. 42-44 (19-26 June 1779): “The Effects of Religion on Minds of Sensibility. The Story of La Roche”
  3. The Mirror, no. 101 (25 April 1780): “The Effects of Sentiment and Sensibility on Happiness. From a Guardian”
  4. The Lounger, no. 20 (18 June 1785): “On Novel-Writing”
  5. The Lounger, no. 90 (21 October 1786): “Letter from Barbara Heartless, the Unfortunate Attendant of a Woman of Extreme Sensibility and Feeling”

Appendix D: Contemporary Reviews and Evaluations

  1. The Monthly Review (May 1771)
  2. The Critical Review (June 1771)
  3. The Scots Magazine (August 1771)
  4. The London Magazine (August 1771)
  5. Sir Walter Scott, “Henry Mackenzie,” Lives of the Novelists (1823)

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