Apocalyptic sentimentalism : love and fear in U.S. antebellum literature /

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"In contrast to the prevailing scholarly con-sensus that understands sentimentality to be grounded on a logic of love and sympathy, Apocalyptic Sentimentalism demonstrates that in order for sentimentality to work as an antislavery engine, it needed to be linked to its seeming opposite--fear, es...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pelletier, Kevin, 1975- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens : University of Georgia Press, [2015]
Temas:
1800-1899
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Slavery in literature.
Antislavery movements in literature.
Apocalyptic literature.
African Americans in literature.
Emotions in literature.
Literature and society > United States > History > 19th century.
Littérature américaine > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Esclavage dans la littérature.
Mouvements antiesclavagistes dans la littérature.
Littérature apocalyptique.
Noirs américains dans la littérature.
Littérature et société > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
African Americans in literature
American literature
Antislavery movements in literature
Apocalyptic literature
Emotions in literature
Literature and society
Slavery in literature
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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  • Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE BLACK ABOLITION AND THE IDEOLOGICAL ROOTS OF APOCALYPTIC SENTIMENTALISM
  • One. David Walker, Nat Turner, and the Logic of Sentimental Terror
  • Two. "The Wrath of the Lamb": Maria W. Stewart and the Domestication of Apocalypse
  • pt. TWO SALVATION THROUGH MOTHERLY VENGEANCE: THE SENTIMENTALITY OF HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
  • Three. Uncle Tom's Cabin and the Fictionalization of Apocalyptic Sentimentalism
  • Four. "Can Fear of Fire Make Me Love?": Dred and the Incarnation of Apocalypse
  • pt. THREE JOHN BROWN AND THE LEGACY OF APOCALYPTIC SENTIMENTALISM
  • Five. Sentimental John Brown.

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