States of Sympathy : Seduction and Democracy in the American Novel, Paperback / softback Book

States of Sympathy : Seduction and Democracy in the American Novel Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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Explores the extent to which sympathy and sentiment--through the representation of the family--are increasingly employed to construct the notion of a politically affective state in philosophical, political and literary texts.

The book offers fresh interpretations of classic and lesser-known works, from Susanna Rowson's Charlotte Temple to Herman Melville's Billy Budd.

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