The exceptionalist state and the state of exception : Herman Melville's Billy Budd, sailor / William V. Spanos.

SeriesRethinking theory
Rethinking theory (Baltimore, Md.) ^A1011209
Contents The late Melville and his historical occasion: prolegomenon to a re-reading of Billy Budd, sailor -- The criticism of Billy Budd, sailor: a counter-history -- Billy Budd: a symptomatic reading -- American exceptionalism and the state of exception after 9/11/01: Melville's proleptic witness.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010019682
ISBN9780801898495 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0801898498 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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