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Autore |
Spanos William V. |
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Titolo |
The exceptionalist state and the state of exception : Herman Melville's Billy Budd, sailor / / William V. Spanos |
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Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2011 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (229 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Imperialism in literature |
National characteristics, American, in literature |
Exceptionalism - United States |
Literature and history - United States - History - 19th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The late Melville and his historical occasion: prolegomenon to a re-reading of Billy Budd, sailor -- The criticism of Billy Budd, sailor: a counter-history -- Billy Budd: a symptomatic reading -- American exceptionalism and the state of exception after 9/11/01: Melville's proleptic witness. |
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