Personating Stephen Burroughs: The Apparitions of a Public Specter.

This essay discusses the intersection of theatricality and publicity in post-Revolutionary America in the works of writer Stephen Burroughs. The author argues that Burroughs' portrayal of virtue, character, and integrity redefined Republican notions of public personas and ethics. Subjects under disc...

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Publicado en:Early American Literature Vol. 44; no. 3; pp. 569 - 604
Autor principal: Jaros, Peter
Formato: Essay
Publicado: University of North Carolina Press Nov2009
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