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A question of character : scientific racism and the genres of American fiction, 1892-1912 /
"In A Question of Character, Cathy Boeckmann establishes a strong link between racial questions and the development of literary traditions at the end of the 19th century in America. This period saw the rise of "scientific racism," which claimed that the races were distinguished not so...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Tuscaloosa :
University of Alabama Press,
©2000.
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| Colección: | Studies in American literary realism and naturalism.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "In A Question of Character, Cathy Boeckmann establishes a strong link between racial questions and the development of literary traditions at the end of the 19th century in America. This period saw the rise of "scientific racism," which claimed that the races were distinguished not solely by exterior appearance but also by a set of inherited character traits. As Boeckmann explains, this emphasis on character meant that race was not only a thematic concern in the literature of the period but also a generic or formal one as well." "Boeckmann explores the intersections between race and literary history by tracing the language of character through both scientific and literary writing."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 238 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-233) and index. |
| ISBN: | 058536026X 9780585360263 |