Righteous violence
Reynolds, Larry J. 1942-
Righteous violence revolution, slavery, and the American renaissance / [electronic resource] : Larry J. Reynolds. - Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, c2011. - xvi, 256 p. : ill., ports.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Margaret Fuller's revolutionary example -- Emerson, guns, and bloodlust -- Douglass, insurrection, and the heroic slave -- Contemplation versus violence in Thoreau's world -- Violent virtue and Alcott's moods -- Pacifism, savagery, and Hawthorne's last romances -- The revolutionary times of Melville's Billy Budd.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Authors, American--Political and social views.--19th century
Politics and literature--History--United States--19th century.
Literature and society--History--United States--19th century.
Political violence in literature.
Social change in literature.
Antislavery movements--History--United States--19th century.
Electronic books.
PS217.P64 / R49 2011eb
810.9/358
Righteous violence revolution, slavery, and the American renaissance / [electronic resource] : Larry J. Reynolds. - Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, c2011. - xvi, 256 p. : ill., ports.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Margaret Fuller's revolutionary example -- Emerson, guns, and bloodlust -- Douglass, insurrection, and the heroic slave -- Contemplation versus violence in Thoreau's world -- Violent virtue and Alcott's moods -- Pacifism, savagery, and Hawthorne's last romances -- The revolutionary times of Melville's Billy Budd.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Authors, American--Political and social views.--19th century
Politics and literature--History--United States--19th century.
Literature and society--History--United States--19th century.
Political violence in literature.
Social change in literature.
Antislavery movements--History--United States--19th century.
Electronic books.
PS217.P64 / R49 2011eb
810.9/358