Literature and the Remains of the Death Penalty /

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How does literature contest capital punishment? The central question of this book, taken over from Derrida's seminar The Death Penalty, is pursued in the analyses of four fictional texts. The context of the remains of the death penalty in the contemporary U.S. frames these engagements and exten...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kamuf, Peggy, 1947- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Fordham University Press, 2019.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Capital punishment in literature.
American fiction.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
Roman americain > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Peine de mort dans la litterature.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:How does literature contest capital punishment? The central question of this book, taken over from Derrida's seminar The Death Penalty, is pursued in the analyses of four fictional texts. The context of the remains of the death penalty in the contemporary U.S. frames these engagements and extends their pertinence today.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (176 pages).
ISBN:9780823282326

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