Captivity & Sentiment: Cultural Exchange in American Literature, 1682-1861University Press of New England, 1997 - 211 ページ In a radically new interpretation and synthesis of highly popular 18th- and 19th-century genres, Michelle Burnham examines the literature of captivity, and, using Homi Bhabha's concept of interstitiality as a base, provides a valuable redescription of the ambivalent origins of the US national narrative. Stories of colonial captives, sentimental heroines, or fugitive slaves embody a binary division between captive and captor that is based on cultural, national, or racial difference, but they also transcend these pre-existing antagonistic dichotomies by creating a new social space, and herein lies their emotional power. Beginning from a simple question on why captivity, particularly that of women, so often inspires a sentimental response, Burnham examines how these narratives elicit both sympathy and pleasure. The texts carry such great emotional impact precisely because they traverse those very cultural, national, and racial boundaries that they seem so indelibly to inscribe. Captivity literature, like its heroines, constantly negotiates zones of contact, and crossing those borders reveals new cultural paradigms to the captive and, ultimately, the reader. |
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... attempts to rape her . Al- though Jane escapes that attack , she is swiftly reseduced by the vision “ of the ... attempt to negotiate its national autonomy in the wake of the loss of its " mother country . " In fact , the only times the ...
... attempts to rape her . Al- though Jane escapes that attack , she is swiftly reseduced by the vision “ of the ... attempt to negotiate its national autonomy in the wake of the loss of its " mother country . " In fact , the only times the ...
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... attempt to escape responsibil- ity for her husband's debts contained an implicit critique of coverture by successfully ... attempts women made to escape such captivity by practicing an autonomous politi- cal agency had to remain covert ...
... attempt to escape responsibil- ity for her husband's debts contained an implicit critique of coverture by successfully ... attempts women made to escape such captivity by practicing an autonomous politi- cal agency had to remain covert ...
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... attempts to facilitate Everell's escape all fail to alter the course of this justice . In a final attempt to save the life of her friend , who was taken captive in the effort to allow her own es- cape from captivity , Magawisca actively ...
... attempts to facilitate Everell's escape all fail to alter the course of this justice . In a final attempt to save the life of her friend , who was taken captive in the effort to allow her own es- cape from captivity , Magawisca actively ...
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Captivity Cultural Contact and Commodification | 10 |
Captivity Sympathy | 41 |
Republican Motherhood and Political Representation | 63 |
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