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On lingering and being last race and sovereignty in the New World

Title
On lingering and being last [electronic resource] : race and sovereignty in the New World / Jonathan Elmer.
Author
Elmer, Jonathan, 1961-
Publication
New York : Fordham University Press, 2008.

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Description
1 online resource (viii, 260 p.) : ill.
Uniform Title
On lingering and being last (Online)
Alternative Title
On lingering and being last (Online)
Subject
  • American literature > History and criticism
  • English literature > History and criticism
  • Sovereignty in literature
  • Race in literature
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-248) and index.
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Contents
On lingering and being last : Aphra Behn and the deterritorialized sovereign -- The future perfect king : Olaudah Equiano and the poetics of experience -- Was Billy black? Herman Melville and the captive king -- Jefferson's convulsions : archiving Logan -- Sovereignty, race, and melancholy in the transatlantic romantic novel -- Treaties, trauma, trees : the dream of Hadwin.
LCCN
2009291785
OCLC
ssj0000550849
Author
Elmer, Jonathan, 1961-
Title
On lingering and being last [electronic resource] : race and sovereignty in the New World / Jonathan Elmer.
Imprint
New York : Fordham University Press, 2008.
Edition
1st ed.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-248) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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