Ruthless Democracy A Multicultural Interpretation of the American Renaissance

Name: Ruthless Democracy A Multicultural Interpretation of the American Renaissance
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ISBN: 9780691007304

ISBN-10: 0691007306

ISBN-13: 9780691007304

Edition: 2000

Authors: Timothy B. Powell

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InRuthless Democracy, Timothy Powell reimagines the canonical origins of "American" identity by juxtaposing authors such as Hawthorne, Melville, and Thoreau with Native American, African American, and women authors. Taking his title from Melville, Powell identifies an unresolvable conflict between America's multicultural history and its violent will to monoculturalism. Powell challenges existing perceptions of the American Renaissance--the period at the heart of the American canon and its evolutions--by expanding the parameters of American identity. Drawing on the critical traditions of cultural studies and new historicism, Powell invents a new critical paradigm called "historical…

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List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 5/28/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.18" wide x 9.21" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Historical Interlude


Introduction Theorizing Ruthless Democracy



Beyond New England


Historical Interlude



Nathaniel Hawthorne: History Imagined ""Fantastically Awry""


Historical Interlude



John Rollin Ridge: Extending the Borders of ""America"" from New England to Alta California


Historical Interlude



Henry David Thoreau: ""The Only True America""



Toward A Transnational Understanding of ""American"" Identity


Histori