The oracle and the curse a poetics of justice from the Revolution to the Civil War / [electronic resource] :
Caleb Smith.
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2013.
- xiii, 264 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: The poetics of Justice -- Oracles of Law -- Oracles of God -- Blasphemy "at the court of Hell" -- Evil Speaking, "a bridle for the unbridled tongue" -- The Curse of Slavery -- Words of Fire -- Epilogue: The Curse at Sea.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
9780674075849 (electronic bk.)
American literature--History and criticism. Law and literature--History.--United States Social justice in literature.