A Fatal Sympathy: Suicide and the Republic of Abjection in the Writings of Benjamin Rush and Charles Brockden Brown

In the aftermath of the Revolution, U.S. citizens were engrossed in print accounts of suicide. Two prominent figures in the public debates surrounding the epidemic of suicides, Benjamin Rush and Charles Brockden Brown grappled with the interpersonal and larger political consequences of medical and l...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Early American studies 2017-04, Vol.15 (2), p.332-351
1. Verfasser:	VALLEE, ERIC
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	American Revolution Brown, Charles Brockden (1771-1810) Cohesion Destruction Efficacy Hopelessness Literature Negotiation Politics Prevention programs Public enterprise Rush, Benjamin (1746-1813) Self destructive behavior Social action Social cohesion Social reform Suicide Suicides & suicide attempts Sympathy
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