Loyal Subjects by Elizabeth Duquette
Loyal Subjects considers how the Civil War complicated the cultural value of emotion, especially the ideal of sympathy.
"Loyal Subjects illuminates our understanding of sympathy, civic life, and literary production around and after the Civil WarBy taking up the concept of loyalty as distinctive from sentiment and sympathy, Duquette makes a powerful case for the Civil War as a rich locus of narrative meaning." -- Caroline Levander * Rice University *
"Duquette has written a compelling, well-researched study of how literary texts 'defined, disseminated, and resisted' loyalty during the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. Recommended." * Choice *
"A provocative literary rendering of the idea of loyalty during the Civil War era."
* Journal of American History *
"Loyal Subjects illuminates our understanding of sympathy, civic life, and literary production around and after the Civil War. By taking up the concept of loyalty as distinctive from sentiment and sympathy, Duquette makes a powerful case for the Civil War as a rich locus of narrative meaning." -- Caroline Levander * Rice University *
"Duquette has written a compelling, well-researched study of how literary texts 'defined, disseminated, and resisted' loyalty during the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. Recommended." * Choice *
"A provocative literary rendering of the idea of loyalty during the Civil War era."
* Journal of American History *
"Duquette has written a compelling, well-researched study of how literary texts 'defined, disseminated, and resisted' loyalty during the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. Recommended." * Choice *
"A provocative literary rendering of the idea of loyalty during the Civil War era."
* Journal of American History *
"Loyal Subjects illuminates our understanding of sympathy, civic life, and literary production around and after the Civil War. By taking up the concept of loyalty as distinctive from sentiment and sympathy, Duquette makes a powerful case for the Civil War as a rich locus of narrative meaning." -- Caroline Levander * Rice University *
"Duquette has written a compelling, well-researched study of how literary texts 'defined, disseminated, and resisted' loyalty during the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. Recommended." * Choice *
"A provocative literary rendering of the idea of loyalty during the Civil War era."
* Journal of American History *
ELIZABETH DUQUETTE is an associate professor of English at Gettysburg College. She has previously published articles with a focus on philosophy and nineteenth-century American literature.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780813547817 |
| ISBN 10 | 0813547814 |
| Title | Loyal Subjects |
| Author | Elizabeth Duquette |
| Series | The American Literatures Initiative |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Rutgers University Press |
| Year published | 2010-08-19 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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