How was the philosophical and popular emphasis on sensibility in the 18th century related to the development of the novel ?
Correct answer: C. Like the novel, it emphasized the importance of sympathy and individual feelings.
- A. Like the novel, it focused on romantic relationships.
- B. Like the novel, it foregrounded abstract reason over experience and emotion.
- C. Like the novel, it emphasized the importance of sympathy and individual feelings.
- D. Like the novel, it demonized the aristocracy.
Explanation
The eighteenth-century cult of sensibility valued sympathy, moral feeling, and the individual's emotional experience. These same concerns helped the novel develop through intimate personal narratives and attention to inner life.
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