Imitation nation red, white, and blackface in early and Antebellum US literature / Jason Richards.
| Author/creator | Richards, Jason, 1968- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2017. |
| Description | xi, 244 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: fail in originality, succeed in imitation -- The new republic's two frontiers: redface desire, European mimicry, and Edgar Huntly -- Localizing the early republic: Washington Irving and blackface culture -- Cooper's Anglo-Saxon masquerade: redface, whiteface, and the pioneers -- Blackface minstrelsy and the making of African American selfhood in Uncle Tom's cabin -- Melville's (inter)national burlesque: whiteface, blackface, and "Benito Cereno" -- Blackface violence and the early African American novel -- Epilogue: absorbing mimesis. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-236) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017025187 |
| ISBN | 9780813940649 (hardcover ; acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | (e-book) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |