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Righteous violence

Reynolds, Larry J. 1942-

Righteous violence revolution, slavery, and the American renaissance / [electronic resource] : Larry J. Reynolds. - Athens : University of Georgia Press, c2011. - 1 online resource (264 p.) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

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.

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Antislavery movements--History--United States--19th century.
Social change in literature.
Political violence in literature.
Literature and society--History--United States--19th century.
Politics and literature--History--United States--19th century.
Authors, American--Political and social views.--19th century


Electronic books.

PS217.P64 / R49 2011

810.9/358