Transformable Race: Surprising Metamorphoses in the Literature of Early America.

Racial thought at the close of the 18th century differed radically from that of the 19th century, when the concept of race as a fixed biological category would emerge. Instead, many early Americans thought that race was an exterior bodily trait, incrementally produced by environmental factors, and c...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Chiles, Katy L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Oxford Scholarship Online, [2014]
Subjects:
1700-1799
American literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
Race in literature.
Race awareness in literature.
Race relations in literature.
Human skin color in literature.
Black people > Race identity > United States > History > 18th century.
Indians of North America > Ethnic identity > History > 18th century.
White people > Race identity > United States > History > 18th century.
Littérature américaine > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Race dans la littérature.
Conscience de race dans la littérature.
Relations raciales dans la littérature.
Couleur de la peau dans la littérature.
Personnes noires > Identité ethnique > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siècle.
American literature
Black people > Race identity
Human skin color in literature
Indians of North America > Ethnic identity
Race awareness in literature
Race in literature
Race relations in literature
White people > Race identity
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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