Sentimental bodies : sex, gender, and citizenship in the early republic /

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Sentimentalism, sex, the construction of the modern body, and the origins of American liberalism all come under scrutiny in this rich discussion of political life in the early republic. Here Bruce Burgett enters into debates over the "public sphere," a concept introduced by Jurgen Habermas...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Burgett, Bruce, 1963-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1998.
Subjects:
1700-1899
American literature > 1783-1850 > History and criticism.
Politics and literature > United States > History > 19th century.
Politics and literature > United States > History > 18th century.
Gender identity in literature.
Sentimentalism in literature.
Human body in literature.
Citizenship in literature.
Sex role in literature.
Littérature américaine > 1783-1850 > Histoire et critique.
Politique et littérature > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Politique et littérature > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Identité de genre dans la littérature.
Corps humain dans la littérature.
Rôle selon le sexe dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American literature.
Intellectual life.
Politics and literature.
United States > Intellectual life > 1783-1865.
États-Unis > Vie intellectuelle > 1783-1865.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • United States liberalism and the public sphere
  • The patriot's two bodies: nationality and corporeality in George Washington's "Farewell Address"
  • Corresponding sentiments and republican letters: Hannah Foster's The Coquette
  • Masochism and male sentimentalism: Charles Brockden Brown's Clara Howard
  • Obscene publics: Jesse Sharpless and Harriet Jacob
  • Afterword: closeted sentiments.

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