Race, slavery, and liberalism in nineteenth-century American literature

Race, slavery, and liberalism in nineteenth-century American literature / Arthur Riss.

Author/creator	Riss, Arthur, 1961-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Description	viii, 238 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Subject(s)	Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896--Criticism and interpretation. Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864--Criticism and interpretation. American literature--19th century --History and criticism. Slavery in literature. Race in literature. Liberalism in literature. African Americans in literature. Politics and literature--United States --History --19th century. United States--Politics and government --1783-1865.

Series	Cambridge studies in American literature and culture Cambridge studies in American literature and culture. ^A664069
Contents	Introduction : the figure a "person" makes : on the aesthetics of liberalism -- Slaves and persons -- Family values and racial essentialism in Uncle Tom's cabin -- Eva's hair and the sentiments of race -- A is for anything : US liberalism and the making of The scarlet letter -- The art of discrimination : The marble faun, "Chiefly about war matters," and the aesthetics of anti-Black racism -- Freedom, ethics, and the necessity of persons : Frederick Douglass and the scene of resistance.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-234) and index.
LCCN	2005034534
ISBN	0521856744
ISBN	9780521856744

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	PS217.S55 R57 2006	✔ Available	Place Hold