Sentimentalism in literature History and criticism 61 History 27 LITERARY CRITICISM 16 English literature 14 American literature 13 Criticism and interpretation 13 Women and literature 12 Women authors 11 English fiction 9 European 9 American fiction 8 Emotions in literature 8 Politics and literature 8 Sex role in literature 8 General 7 English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh 6 Literature and society 6 Sex in literature 6 American 5 Romanticism 5 Slavery in literature 5 Enslavement in literature 4 Influence 4 Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) 4 Spanish fiction 4 Women in literature 4 Colonial period 3 Didactic fiction, American 3 Ethics 3