The Life and Undeath of Autonomy in American Literature

by Geoff Hamilton

Book Overview

In The Life and Undeath of Autonomy in American Literature, Geoff Hamilton charts the evolution of the fundamental concept of autonomy in the American imaginary across the span of the nation's literary history. Whereas America's ideological roots are typically examined in relation to Enlightenment Europe, this book traces the American literary representation of autonomy back to its pastoral, political, and ultimately religious origins in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813935288
• ISBN13: 9780813935287
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"