Virtuous citizens : counterpublics and sociopolitical agency in Transatlantic literature / Kendall McClellan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McClellan, Kendall, 1977- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political participation in literature.

Literature and society--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Literature and society.

Literature and society--United States--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 182 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa, Alabama : The University of Alabama Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Through discussion of British and American literature, Virtuous Citizens demonstrates how contemporary manifestations of civic publics trace directly to the early days of nationhood"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Private Virtue Goes Public: Civic Activism in the Middling Classes

2. Gilbert Imlay's "Static Utopia": Antidemocratic Radicalism

3. The Virtue of Self-Government: Fear of, or Faith in, the People

4. "Possessed with an Idea": American Abolitionism and Counterpublic Protest

Conclusion: Private Virtue, Counterpublics, and Political Autonomy

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [159]-174) and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-9337-4

OCLC:

1237352931