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rhetoric of unity in a pluralistic early America
| Title: | The rhetoric of unity in a pluralistic early America. |
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| Name(s): |
Wilson, Joel. Department of English |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Issuance: | monographic | |
| Date Issued: | 2012 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Physical Form: | electronic | |
| Extent: | v, 152 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | The push of the past half century to redefine the American canon through the incorporation of writers representative of America's heterogeneousness has given voice to a range of marginalized writers. This movement, predicated on the belief that American society was never as unified as its early leaders would have us believe, has overstated what it sought to challenge : the unitedness of early Americans. Casting the leaders of the Early Republic as in complete accord, such critical readings negate the significant differences that existed and the pains necessary to present something akin to national unity and identity. It is my aim to show that this unity came about through a constructed rhetoric meant to unify the citizens in colonial America and the Early Republic. In this thesis, I will examine three modes of this rhetoric : American Exceptionalism, the American Enlightenment, and the movements supporting a mono-dialectal view of American English. | |
| Identifier: | 835906685 (oclc), 3359161 (digitool), FADT3359161 (IID), fau:4059 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
by Joel Wilson. Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2012. Includes bibliography. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Adobe Reader. |
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| Subject(s): |
National characteristics, American -- History United States -- Civilization -- To 1783 United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Influence United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809 |
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| Held by: | FBoU FAUER | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3359161 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
