Mania for freedom : American literatures of enthusiasm from the Revolution to the Civil War /
In this study of literature in antebellum America, John Mac Kilgore argues that a distinct rhetorical tradition of enthusiasm emerged as a form of political dissent. This was literature written to confront normative values, to respond to critical injustice and to incite revolt, if not broad change....
Main Author: | Kilgore, John Mac (Author) |
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
[2016]
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