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The Life and Undeath of Autonomy in American Literature (American Literatures Initiative)
Geoff Hamilton
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Paperback. Series: American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
In The Life and Undeath of Autonomy in American Literature, Geoff Hamilton charts the evolution of the fundamental concept of autonomy in the American imaginary across the span of the nation’s literary history. Whereas America’s ideological roots are typically examined in relation to Enlightenment Europe, this book traces the American literary representation of autonomy back to its pastoral, political, and ultimately religious origins in ancient Greek thought. Tracking autonomy’s evolution in America from the Declaration of Independence to contemporary works, Hamilton considers affinities between American and Greek literary characters—Natty Bumppo and Odysseus, Emerson’s ""poet"" and Socrates, Cormac McCarthy’s Judge Holden ... Read more
In The Life and Undeath of Autonomy in American Literature, Geoff Hamilton charts the evolution of the fundamental concept of autonomy in the American imaginary across the span of the nation’s literary history. Whereas America’s ideological roots are typically examined in relation to Enlightenment Europe, this book traces the American literary representation of autonomy back to its pastoral, political, and ultimately religious origins in ancient Greek thought. Tracking autonomy’s evolution in America from the Declaration of Independence to contemporary works, Hamilton considers affinities between American and Greek literary characters—Natty Bumppo and Odysseus, Emerson’s ""poet"" and Socrates, Cormac McCarthy’s Judge Holden ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
Series
American Literatures Initiative
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813935294
SKU
V9780813935294
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About Geoff Hamilton
Geoff Hamilton is Assistant Professor of English at York University in Toronto, Canada.
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