Politics and Skepticism in Antebellum American Literature
| Author | : Dominic Mastroianni |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 229 |
| Release | : 2014-10-23 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781107076174 |
| ISBN-10 | : 110707617X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (7X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Politics and Skepticism in Antebellum American Literature by : Dominic Mastroianni
Download or read book Politics and Skepticism in Antebellum American Literature written by Dominic Mastroianni and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-10-23 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the way in which antebellum American writers perceived the political implications of modern philosophical skepticism. Dominic Mastroianni offers new readings of six major American authors - Emerson, Melville, Hawthorne, Dickinson, Douglass and Jacobs - and illumines their thinking about revolution, civil war, and the world's susceptibility to transformation.
