81："sentimental education" == first loves at puberty?：2005/07/10(日) 02:52:26
Since it's not a usual English phrase, just about any use of it in English is in fact at least an allusion to Flaubert
(just as "tea-soaked madeleine" is an allusion to Proust).
Sterne's "A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy" conveys the same meaning and precedes Flaubert.
The Grand Tour was an essential part of the young man's education, and the "sentimental education" was one aspect.
They are inextricably related.
