The exceptionalist state and the state of exception :

Spanos, William V.,

The exceptionalist state and the state of exception : Herman Melville's Billy Budd, sailor / William V. Spanos. - 1 online resource (229 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

9780801899348 (e-book)


Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Billy Budd.
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 --Political and social views.
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 --Knowledge--History.
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 --Knowledge--United States.


Imperialism in literature.
National characteristics, American, in literature.
Exceptionalism--United States.
Literature and history--History--United States--19th century.


Electronic books.

PS2384.B7 / S55 2011eb

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