Hobbes, Sovereignty, and Early American Literature
Author | : Paul Downes |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 313 |
Release | : 2015-07-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781107085299 |
ISBN-13 | : 1107085292 |
Rating | : 4/5 (292 Downloads) |
Download or read book Hobbes, Sovereignty, and Early American Literature written by Paul Downes and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hobbes, Sovereignty and Early American Literature explores the development of ideas about sovereignty and democracy in the early United States. It looks at Puritan sermons and poetry, founding-era political debates and representations of revolutionary and anti-slavery violence to reveal how Americans imagined the elusive possibility of a democratic sovereignty.