Letter and the Spirit of Nineteenth-Century American Literature: Justice, Politics, TheologyMoving back to the trial of Anne Hutchinson in Puritan Massachusetts and the captivity narrative of Mary Rowlandson in order to analyse theo-political signification, Loebel provides a new context for examining the politically performative function of language in such texts as "The Scarlet Letter," "Uncle Tom's Cabin," and "Waiting for the Verdict." He also argues, however, that a specific theo-logic manifests itself in the political rhetoric of the nation, such that the afterlife of the "New Jerusalem" resonates not just in the "Blessings of Liberty" enshrined in the Constitution but also in the shift from a religious understanding of union with Jesus to that of the Union of States as a nation. Loebel compares unionist and confederate discourse, opening up new ways of theorising representation as a political, theological, legal, and literary issue that has continued currency both in twentieth-century literature and in the political discourse of America's global vision, such as the "axis of evil" and the "new world order." Anyone interested in American literature and culture will view the relationship between ethics and justice differently after reading this book. |
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... articulate the ideal connection be- tween democracy and justice manifest in America and to bring it into language . There are also , however , the politics involved in marketing def- initions to the people , seeking their agreement and ...
... articulate the ideal connection be- tween democracy and justice manifest in America and to bring it into language . There are also , however , the politics involved in marketing def- initions to the people , seeking their agreement and ...
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... articulation , a law of political realization , or an ethos of conduct , depending on the context . My particular ... articulate , given the conception of language it employs . In this sense , my task is akin to that of Priscilla Wald in ...
... articulation , a law of political realization , or an ethos of conduct , depending on the context . My particular ... articulate , given the conception of language it employs . In this sense , my task is akin to that of Priscilla Wald in ...
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... articulation is conceived as enabling a passage through language to listeners ? Opening of the word would require consonant opening of hearing selves that would overcome the dynam- ics of power , gender , and the govern - mentality of ...
... articulation is conceived as enabling a passage through language to listeners ? Opening of the word would require consonant opening of hearing selves that would overcome the dynam- ics of power , gender , and the govern - mentality of ...
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... articulated in The Scarlet Letter , but on the level of the letter , materially manifested ; which reading can apprehend but not fully comprehend , or can sense but not know . From the issues around the performance of the law opened in ...
... articulated in The Scarlet Letter , but on the level of the letter , materially manifested ; which reading can apprehend but not fully comprehend , or can sense but not know . From the issues around the performance of the law opened in ...
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... articulate the rights of persons as well . Based upon an amended Constitution , the reconstructed confederate ... articulation of an ethical justice in our relations with others . By considering her 21 Introduction.
... articulate the rights of persons as well . Based upon an amended Constitution , the reconstructed confederate ... articulation of an ethical justice in our relations with others . By considering her 21 Introduction.
Contents
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How to Avoid Speaking the Name of the Father | 62 |
UnionistRepublican and ConfederateDemocratic Narratives | 99 |
Uncle Toms Cabin and the Ethical Critique of Justice | 127 |
5 Exodus Politics and the Redemption of Difference | 172 |
Advocacy and Others Voices | 217 |
Confederate Democracy and the NonInDifferent Constitution | 245 |
Notes | 257 |
Works Cited | 273 |
Index | 289 |
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