Transformable race : surprising metamorphoses in the literature of early America /

Racial thought at the close of the 18th century differed radically from that of the 19th century, when the concept of race as a fixed biological category would emerge. Instead, many early Americans thought that race was an exterior bodily trait, incrementally produced by environmental factors, and c...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Chiles, Katy L.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Zusammenfassung:
Racial thought at the close of the 18th century differed radically from that of the 19th century, when the concept of race as a fixed biological category would emerge. Instead, many early Americans thought that race was an exterior bodily trait, incrementally produced by environmental factors, and continuously subject to change. While historians have documented aspects of 18th century racial thought, this is the first book to identify how this thinking informs the figurative language in the literature of this crucial period.
Umfang:
1 online resource (330 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-931351-2
0-19-931350-4
Schlagworte:
American literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
Race in literature.
Race awareness in literature.
Race relations in literature.
Human skin color in literature.
Black people > Race identity > United States > History > 18th century.
Indians of North America > Ethnic identity > History > 18th century.
White people > Race identity > United States > History > 18th century.
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