The exceptionalist state and the state of exception : Herman Melville's Billy Budd, sailor - Spanos, William V.; ebrary, Inc. (Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011)
The late Melville and his historical occasion: prolegomenon to a re-reading of Billy Budd, sailor -- The criticism of Billy Budd, sailor: a counter-history -- Billy Budd: a symptomatic reading -- American exceptionalism and the state of exception after 9/11/01: Melville's proleptic witness.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Keywords: Melville, Herman, -- 1819-1891.; Melville, Herman, -- 1819-1891 -- Political and social views; Melville, Herman, -- 1819-1891 -- Knowledge -- History; Melville, Herman, -- 1819-1891 -- Knowledge -- United States; Imperialism in literature; National characteristics, American, in literature; Exceptionalism -- United States; Literature and history -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Electronic books