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The life and undeath of autonomy in American literature

Hamilton, Geoff, 1972-

The life and undeath of autonomy in American literature [electronic resource] / Geoff Hamilton. - Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The birth and growth of autonomy in ancient Greece -- Eunomia's rebirth in America -- The mythic frontiersman -- The deified self -- Isolates and outlaws -- Self-pasture's bloody meridian -- Hyper-autonomy -- Epilogue: Autonomy's post-human denouement.

9780813935300


Persona (Literature)
Autonomy in literature.
Self in literature.
American literature--History and criticism.


Electronic books.

PS169.S425 / H36 2014

810.9/353