The grammar of good intentions : race and the antebellum culture of benevolence /

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Susan M. Ryan explores antebellum Americans' preoccupation with the language and practice of benevolence. Drawing on a variety of cultural and literary texts, she traces how people working and writing within social reform movements--and their outspoken opponents--helped solidify racial and clas...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ryan, Susan M., Ph. D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]
Temas:
1800-1899
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Benevolence in literature.
Benevolence > Social aspects > United States.
Race relations in literature.
Race in literature.
Racism in literature.
Race dans la littérature.
Racisme dans la littérature.
Bienveillance dans la littérature.
Relations raciales dans la littérature.
Bienveillance > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Littérature américaine > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General.
Race relations.
American literature.
Benevolence > Social aspects.
United States > Race relations > History > 19th century.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Histoire > 19e siècle.
United States.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • INTRODUCTION. Toward a Cultural History of Good Intentions
  • CHAPTER ONE. Benevolent Violence: Indian Removal and the Contest of National Character
  • CHAPTER TWO. Misgivings: Duplicity and Need in Melville's Late Fiction
  • CHAPTER THREE. The Racial Polities of Self-Reliance
  • CHAPTER FOUR. Pedagogies of Emancipation
  • CHAPTER FIVE. Charity Begins at Home: Stowe's Antislavery Novels and the Forms of Benevolent Citizenship
  • CHAPTER SIX . "Save Us from Our Friends": Free African Americans and the Culture of Benevolence
  • EPILOGUE. The Afterlife of Benevolent Citizenship
  • Notes
  • Index

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