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

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2013.Description: xiii, 264 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 810.9/355 23
LOC classification:
  • PS169.L37 S63 2013eb
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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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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