The oracle and the curse a poetics of justice from the Revolution to the Civil War /

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Autor Principal: Smith, Caleb, 1977-
Autor Corporativo: ebrary, Inc
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2013.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.