Apocalyptic sentimentalism : : love and fear in U.S. antebellum literature / / Kevin Pelletier.
"In contrast to the prevailing scholarly con-sensus that understands sentimentality to be grounded on a logic of love and sympathy, Apocalyptic Sentimentalism demonstrates that in order for sentimentality to work as an antislavery engine, it needed to be linked to its seeming opposite--fear, es...
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Pelletier, Kevin, 1975- author. Apocalyptic sentimentalism : love and fear in U.S. antebellum literature / Kevin Pelletier. Athens : University of Georgia Press, [2015] 2015 1 online resource (271 pages) : illustrations text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "In contrast to the prevailing scholarly con-sensus that understands sentimentality to be grounded on a logic of love and sympathy, Apocalyptic Sentimentalism demonstrates that in order for sentimentality to work as an antislavery engine, it needed to be linked to its seeming opposite--fear, especially the fear of God's wrath. Most antislavery reformers recognized that calls for love and sympathy or the representation of suffering slaves would not lead an audience to "feel right" or to actively oppose slavery. The threat of God's apocalyptic vengeance--and the terror that this threat inspired--functioned within the tradition of abolitionist sentimentality as a necessary goad for sympathy and love. Fear,then, was at the center of nineteenth-century sentimental strategies for inciting antislavery reform, bolstering love when love faltered, and operating as a powerful mechanism for establishing interracial sympathy. Depictions of God's apocalyptic vengeance constituted the most efficient strategy for antislavery writers to generate a sense of terror in their audience. Focusing on a range of important anti-slavery figures, including David Walker, Nat Turner, Maria Stewart, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and John Brown, Apocalyptic Sentimentalism illustrates how antislavery discourse worked to redefine violence and vengeance as the ultimate expression (rather than denial) of love and sympathy. At the sametime, these warnings of apocalyptic retribution enabled antislavery writers to express, albeit indirectly, fantasies of brutal violence against slaveholders. What began as a sentimental strategy quickly became an incendiary gesture, with antislavery reformers envisioning the complete annihilation of slaveholders and defenders of slavery"-- Provided by publisher. Description based on print version record. Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. American literature 19th century History and criticism. Slavery in literature. Antislavery movements in literature. Apocalyptic literature. African Americans in literature. Emotions in literature. Literature and society United States History 19th century. Electronic books. Print version: Pelletier, Kevin. Apocalyptic sentimentalism : love and fear in U.S. antebellum literature. Athens : University of Georgia Press, [2015] 9780820339481 (DLC)10987034 ProQuest (Firm) https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/oeawat/detail.action?docID=1836114 Click to View |
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