Erotic citizens: sex and the embodied subject in the antebellum novel
Auteur :
Dill, Elizabeth
Éditeur :
University of Virginia Press
ISBN :
9780813943398
Date de publication :
30 nov. 2019
Dimensions :
22,8 x 15,2 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
420 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Uncovering the more prurient aspects of nation-building, Erotic Citizens establishes the narrative of sexual ruin as a genre whose sustained rejection of marriage acted as a critique of that which traditionally defines a democracy: the social contract and the sovereign individual.