The letter and the spirit of nineteenth-century American literature justice, politics, and theology /

Loebel, Thomas, 1965-

The letter and the spirit of nineteenth-century American literature justice, politics, and theology / [electronic resource] : Thomas Loebel. - Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2005. - viii, 295 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-287) and index.

The justice of sentencing, or how (not) to speak -- "A" confession : how to avoid speaking the name of the father -- Constituting justice : Unionist-Republican and Confederate-Democratic narratives -- The feminine, the Judaic, the Pauline, and the political : Uncle Tom's Cabin and the ethical critique of justice -- Exodus politics and the redemption of difference -- Rendering justice in The Grandissimes : advocacy and others' voices -- Conclusion : Confederate democracy and the non-in-different Constitution.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.








American literature--History and criticism.--19th century
Law and literature--History--United States--19th century.
Justice in literature.
Theology in literature.
Politics and literature--History--United States--19th century.
Discourse analysis, Narrative.


Electronic books.

PS217.L37 / L64 2005