{"product_id":"exceptional-violence-and-the-crisis-of-classic-american-literature-hardcover","title":"Exceptional Violence and the Crisis of Classic American Literature - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Fichtelberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is an interdisciplinary study of antebellum American literature and the problem of political emergency. Arguing that the United States endured sustained conflicts over the nature and operation of sovereignty in the unsettled era from the Founding to the Civil War, the book presents two forms of governance: local and regional control, and national governance. The period's states of exception arose from these clashing imperatives, creating contests over land, finance, and, above all, slavery, that drove national politics. Extensively employing the political and cultural insights of Walter Benjamin, this book surveys antebellum American writers to understand how they situated themselves and their work in relation to these episodes, specifically focusing on the experience of violence. Exploring the work of Edgar Allan Poe, ex-slave narrators like Moses Roper and Henry Bibb, Herman Melville and Emily Dickinson, the book applies some central aspects of Walter Benjamin's literary and cultural criticism to the deep investment in pain in antebellum politics and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is an interdisciplinary study of antebellum American literature and the problem of political emergency. Arguing that the United States endured sustained conflicts over the nature and operation of sovereignty in the unsettled era from the Founding to the Civil War, the book presents two forms of governance: local and regional control, and national governance. The period's states of exception arose from these clashing imperatives, creating contests over land, finance, and, above all, slavery, that drove national politics. Extensively employing the political and cultural insights of Walter Benjamin, this book surveys antebellum American writers to understand how they situated themselves and their work in relation to these episodes, specifically focusing on the experience of violence. Exploring the work of Edgar Allan Poe, ex-slave narrators like Moses Roper and Henry Bibb, Herman Melville and Emily Dickinson, the book applies some central aspects of Walter Benjamin's literary and cultural criticism to the deep investment in pain in antebellum politics and culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Fichtelberg\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at Hofstra University, USA. He is the author of three books: \u003ci\u003eThe Complex Image: Faith and Method in American Autobiography\u003c\/i\u003e (1989), \u003ci\u003eCritical Fictions: Sentiment and the American Market, 1780-1870\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), and \u003ci\u003eRisk Culture: Performance and Danger in Early America \u003c\/i\u003e(2010). \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Fichtelberg\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at Hofstra University, USA. He is the author of three books: \u003ci\u003eThe Complex Image: Faith and Method in American Autobiography\u003c\/i\u003e (1989), \u003ci\u003eCritical Fictions: Sentiment and the American Market, 1780-1870\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), and \u003ci\u003eRisk Culture: Performance and Danger in Early America \u003c\/i\u003e(2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 261\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42121697427591,"sku":"9783031078446","price":178.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/baaae1414c99e4edb9f50562ba46eab3.webp?v=1732555325","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/exceptional-violence-and-the-crisis-of-classic-american-literature-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}