Evolution of Sympathy in the Long Eighteenth Century

This work represents a concise history of sympathy in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, considering the phenomenon of shared feeling from five related angles: charity, the market, global exploration, theatre, and torture. Introduction; Chapter 1 Passion and Power; Chapter 2 Four Kinds of Sympathy; Chapter 3 Sympathy and Persons; Chapter 4 Horrid Sympathy; Chapter 5 Sympathy for the Dead; conclusion Conclusion;