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
Main Author: Burgett, Bruce
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2001.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Sex role in literature.
Sentimentalism in literature.
Politics and literature.
Intellectual life.
Human body in literature.
Gender identity in literature.
Citizenship in literature.
American literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Rôle selon le sexe dans la litterature.
Corps humain dans la litterature.
Identite sexuelle dans la litterature.
Politique et litterature > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Politique et litterature > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Litterature americaine > 1783-1850 > Histoire et critique.
Politics and literature > United States > History > 18th century.
Politics and literature > United States > History > 19th century.
American literature > 1783-1850 > History and criticism.
United States.
États-Unis > Vie intellectuelle > 1783-1865.
United States > Intellectual life > 1783-1865.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents.

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