Title: Fleshing out America : race, gender, and the politics of the body in American literature, 1833-1879
Description: "Drawing on Euro- and African American authors of both genders who are notable for their aesthetic and political differences, Fleshing Out America demonstrates the surprisingly diverse literary conversation taking place as American authors attempted to reshape the politics of the body, which shaped the politics of the time."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: American literature, Body, Human, in literature, History, History and criticism, Politics and literature, Race in literature, Sex role in literature, American literature, history and criticism, 19th century, Human body in literature
Places: United States
Time periods: 19th century