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Beschreibung
The 1850s United States witnessed a far-reaching political, social, and economic crisis. Symptomatic of this, a wide-range of narrative fiction from sentimental novels to sensational drama identifies a foundational link between liberal institutions and performative utterances.
The 1850s United States witnessed a far-reaching political, social, and economic crisis. Symptomatic of this, a wide-range of narrative fiction from sentimental novels to sensational drama identifies a foundational link between liberal institutions and performative utterances.
Über den Autor

Patrick McDonald is an Assistant Professor of American Literature and Culture at Bilkent University. He received his Ph.D. at University at Buffalo - SUNY and has been published in ESQ, Eighth Lamp, and Researches in African Literature.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Liberalism, Performativity, Secularism

Chapter 1: "Sometimes a real one!": Mock Marriage, Performative Utterances, and Liberal Politics in Antebellum City Mysteries Fiction

Chapter 2: Auction Goers or Lynch Mobs?: Authority and Representation in The Quadroon and The Octoroon

Chapter 3: Republican Simpliticy on Trial: Courtrooms, Aesthetics, and the Law

Chapter 4: Contracts without Covenants?: Political Authority in Moby-Dick and The Confidence-Man

Chapter 5: Political Theology in Crisis: Orestes Brownson between Hobbes and Schmitt

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Importe, Lyrik & Dramatik
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781032368849
ISBN-10: 1032368845
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: McDonald, Patrick
Hersteller: Routledge
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstr. 24, D-80331 München, gpsr@taylorandfrancis.com
Maße: 229 x 152 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Patrick McDonald
Erscheinungsdatum: 18.12.2024
Gewicht: 0,268 kg
Artikel-ID: 131768551