| States of Sympathy: Seduction and Democracy in the American Novel Contributor(s): Barnes, Elizabeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0231108796 ISBN-13: 9780231108799 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $37.62 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1997 Annotation: -- "Choice" |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Native American - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: 813.009 |
| LCCN: 96053284 |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 6.05" W x 9.03" (0.70 lbs) 292 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Explores the extent to which sympathy and sentiment--through the representation of the family--are increasingly employed to construct the notion of a politically affective state in philosophical, political and literary texts. The book offers fresh interpretations of classic and lesser-known works, from Susanna Rowson's Charlotte Temple to Herman Melville's Billy Budd. |