Quiet testimony a theory of witnessing from nineteenth-century American literature - Goldberg, Shari; ebrary, Inc. (New York : Fordham University Press, 2013)
Introduction: Arriving at quiet -- Emerson: testimony without representation -- Douglass: testimony without identity -- Melville: testimony without voice -- James: testimony without life -- Conclusion: Staying quiet.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism; Witness bearing (Christianity) in literature; Electronic books