Page 1. (c) Modern Humanities Research Assn Authorizing Experience: Reconfigurations of the Body ... more Page 1. (c) Modern Humanities Research Assn Authorizing Experience: Reconfigurations of the Body Politic in Seventeenth-Century New England Writing. By Jim Egan. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 1999. x+182 pp. £22.50. ...
Publikationsansicht. 22296278. How to Write the History of the New World: Historiographies, Epist... more Publikationsansicht. 22296278. How to Write the History of the New World: Historiographies, Epistemologies, and Identities in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World (review) (2003). Schroeder, Susan. Abstract. Journal of Interdisciplinary ...
Of all the objections to colonization offered by English writers from the sixteenth century onwar... more Of all the objections to colonization offered by English writers from the sixteenth century onward, none proved more resilient than those focused on climate. As Richard Eden explained in , ‘‘[a]ll the inhabitants of the worlde are fourmed and disposed of suche complexion and strength of body, that every [one] of them are proportionate to the Climate assigned unto them’’ (qtd. in Chaplin). Drawing on classical authors for their information, these writers contended that one risked losing one’s national identity or even one’s life bymoving to a newclimate.Thus, opponents of colonization contended that the ‘‘alien’’ climates of Americawould fundamentally alter if not kill those colonists who dared live there. Climate, in fact, was thought to play the key role in determining virtually everything about a people, from their skin color to their work habits to their system of government. The belief in the ‘‘physical and moral effects’’ of climate grew more powerful in the eighteenth century even after literally tens-of-thousands of loyal English subjects had lived in apparent health in the wilds of America for almost one hundred years. Indeed, whereas in earlier centuries climate had been coupled with religion to explain cultural difference, many who wrote on natural history in the eighteenth century held climate entirely responsible for this difference. John Arbuthnot contends in that ‘‘it seems agreeable to Reason and Experience, that the Air operates sensibly in forming the Constitutions of Mankind, the Specialities of Features, Complexion, Temper, and consequently the manners of Mankind which are found to vary much in different Countries and Climates’’ (Arbuthnot ). It would not be going too far to say, then, that for many eighteenth-century British writers, place makes person.1
sults in a structural problem derived from the complexity of the overall framework of the text. T... more sults in a structural problem derived from the complexity of the overall framework of the text. There are only three chapters in the book organized historically (Colonial Women Critics, Revolutionary Women Critics, and Republican Women Critics) ranging in length from 52 to 86 pages each. Although the chapters are clearly subdivided according to categories explained in the introduction as “sites of access,” “methods of access,” “performing critics,” and “performance critics,” I found it difficult to navigate the book’s contents. The notes and index are helpful; however, the book would have benefited from a concluding chapter, paralleling the introduction, which could have provided a useful summary of the main points. Overall, Early American Women Critics will contribute greatly not only to scholarly discussions of the historical periods through which it traverses but in a number of interdisciplinary fields such as feminist studies, performance studies, critical race studies, and religious studies.
... call of duty. The help and encouragement they offered were of invaluable assistance. I would ... more ... call of duty. The help and encouragement they offered were of invaluable assistance. I would like to thank Heidi Ahmed, Margaret Lippka, Lorraine Mazza, Marilyn Netter, Bonny Tangui, and Ellen Viola. I extend my gratitude ...
Page 1. (c) Modern Humanities Research Assn Authorizing Experience: Reconfigurations of the Body ... more Page 1. (c) Modern Humanities Research Assn Authorizing Experience: Reconfigurations of the Body Politic in Seventeenth-Century New England Writing. By Jim Egan. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 1999. x+182 pp. £22.50. ...
Publikationsansicht. 22296278. How to Write the History of the New World: Historiographies, Epist... more Publikationsansicht. 22296278. How to Write the History of the New World: Historiographies, Epistemologies, and Identities in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World (review) (2003). Schroeder, Susan. Abstract. Journal of Interdisciplinary ...
Of all the objections to colonization offered by English writers from the sixteenth century onwar... more Of all the objections to colonization offered by English writers from the sixteenth century onward, none proved more resilient than those focused on climate. As Richard Eden explained in , ‘‘[a]ll the inhabitants of the worlde are fourmed and disposed of suche complexion and strength of body, that every [one] of them are proportionate to the Climate assigned unto them’’ (qtd. in Chaplin). Drawing on classical authors for their information, these writers contended that one risked losing one’s national identity or even one’s life bymoving to a newclimate.Thus, opponents of colonization contended that the ‘‘alien’’ climates of Americawould fundamentally alter if not kill those colonists who dared live there. Climate, in fact, was thought to play the key role in determining virtually everything about a people, from their skin color to their work habits to their system of government. The belief in the ‘‘physical and moral effects’’ of climate grew more powerful in the eighteenth century even after literally tens-of-thousands of loyal English subjects had lived in apparent health in the wilds of America for almost one hundred years. Indeed, whereas in earlier centuries climate had been coupled with religion to explain cultural difference, many who wrote on natural history in the eighteenth century held climate entirely responsible for this difference. John Arbuthnot contends in that ‘‘it seems agreeable to Reason and Experience, that the Air operates sensibly in forming the Constitutions of Mankind, the Specialities of Features, Complexion, Temper, and consequently the manners of Mankind which are found to vary much in different Countries and Climates’’ (Arbuthnot ). It would not be going too far to say, then, that for many eighteenth-century British writers, place makes person.1
sults in a structural problem derived from the complexity of the overall framework of the text. T... more sults in a structural problem derived from the complexity of the overall framework of the text. There are only three chapters in the book organized historically (Colonial Women Critics, Revolutionary Women Critics, and Republican Women Critics) ranging in length from 52 to 86 pages each. Although the chapters are clearly subdivided according to categories explained in the introduction as “sites of access,” “methods of access,” “performing critics,” and “performance critics,” I found it difficult to navigate the book’s contents. The notes and index are helpful; however, the book would have benefited from a concluding chapter, paralleling the introduction, which could have provided a useful summary of the main points. Overall, Early American Women Critics will contribute greatly not only to scholarly discussions of the historical periods through which it traverses but in a number of interdisciplinary fields such as feminist studies, performance studies, critical race studies, and religious studies.
... call of duty. The help and encouragement they offered were of invaluable assistance. I would ... more ... call of duty. The help and encouragement they offered were of invaluable assistance. I would like to thank Heidi Ahmed, Margaret Lippka, Lorraine Mazza, Marilyn Netter, Bonny Tangui, and Ellen Viola. I extend my gratitude ...
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