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The exceptionalist state and the state of exception : Herman Melville's Billy Budd, sailor / William V. Spanos.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Spanos, William V., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Imperialism in literature.
- National characteristics, American, in literature.
- Exceptionalism--United States.
- Exceptionalism.
- Literature and history--United States--History--19th century.
- Literature and history.
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Billy Budd.
- Melville, Herman.
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891--Political and social views.
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891--Knowledge--History.
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891--Knowledge--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (229 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- The late Melville and his historical occasion: prolegomenon to a re-reading of Billy Budd, sailor
- The criticism of Billy Budd, sailor: a counter-history
- Billy Budd: a symptomatic reading
- American exceptionalism and the state of exception after 9/11/01: Melville's proleptic witness.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8018-9934-6
- OCLC:
- 794700414
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