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Author

Smith, Caleb, 1977-

Title The oracle and the curse [electronic resource] : a poetics of justice from the Revolution to the Civil War / Caleb Smith.

Imprint

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2013.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	xiii, 264 p.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	American literature -- History and criticism.
	Law and literature -- United States -- History.
	Social justice in literature.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9780674073081 (alk. paper)
	9780674075849 (electronic bk.)