Caroline Breashears — What Does Adam Smith Have To Do With Literature?

Alex Aragona speaks with Caroline Breashears as she explores concepts from Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments, and connects them to various characters and stories in English literature. 

References

1. “Eighteenth-Century Women's Writing and the 'Scandalous Memoir’” by Caroline Breashears

Link: https://www.amazon.ca/Eighteenth-Century-Womens-Writing-Scandalous-Memoir/dp/3319486543 

2. “The Practical Morality of Life: Adam Smith, George Anne Bellamy, and the Theatre”

Link: https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-practical-morality-of-life.html 

3. “The Theory of Moral Sentiments and on the Origins of Language” by Adam Smith

Link: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/smith-the-theory-of-moral-sentiments-and-on-the-origins-of-languages-stewart-ed 

4. “Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination” by J.K. Rowling

Link: https://www.amazon.ca/Very-Good-Lives-Importance-Imagination/dp/0316369152 

5. “1984” by George Orwell

Link: https://www.amazon.ca/1984-George-Orwell/dp/0451524934 

6. “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley

Link: https://www.amazon.ca/Frankenstein-Mary-Shelley/dp/1512308056