Inhaltszusammenfassung

Making National Bodies addresses the discourse of the body in Revolutionary and post-Revolutionary America. While recent literary and cultural criticism has extensively explored the relation between concepts of the nation and the body, this volume of essays contributes to the academic dialogue by addressing a crucial period of American history. The trope o fthe body gained particular importance during this era of emerging nationalism, especially when the body politic, its weaknesses and str...Making National Bodies addresses the discourse of the body in Revolutionary and post-Revolutionary America. While recent literary and cultural criticism has extensively explored the relation between concepts of the nation and the body, this volume of essays contributes to the academic dialogue by addressing a crucial period of American history. The trope o fthe body gained particular importance during this era of emerging nationalism, especially when the body politic, its weaknesses and strengths were seen and described in terms of bodily functions: infections, virtuousness, and purity became key terms in the description of the nation.» weiterlesen» einklappen

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Klassifikation

DFG Fachgebiet:
Literaturwissenschaft

DDC Sachgruppe:
Englische Literatur Amerikas