Exceptional Violence and the Crisis of Classic American Literature (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)

This book is an interdisciplinary study of antebellum American literature and the problem of political emergency. Arguing that the United States endured sustained conflicts over the nature and operation of sovereignty in the unsettled era from the Founding to the Civil War, the book presents two forms of governance: local and regional control, and national governance. The period's states of exception arose from these clashing imperatives, creating contests over land, finance, and, above all, slavery, that drove national politics. Extensively employing the political and cultural insights of Walter Benjamin, this book surveys antebellum American writers to understand how they situated themselves and their work in relation to these episodes, specifically focusing on the experience of violence. Exploring the work of Edgar Allan Poe, ex-slave narrators like Moses Roper and Henry Bibb, Herman Melville and Emily Dickinson, the book applies some central aspects of Walter Benjamin's literary and cultural criticism to the deep investment in pain in antebellum politics and culture.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	American Literature Readings in the 21st Century
Release date:	August 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Joseph Fichtelberg
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	261
Edition:	1st ed. 2022
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-107844-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Aesthetics Books > History > American history > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Aesthetics Promotions
LSN:	3-03-107844-6
Barcode:	9783031078446

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!