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

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.
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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.