Bodies of Reform: The Rhetoric of Character in Gilded Age America

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Bodies of Reform America and the Long 19th Century general editors David Kazanjian, Elizabeth McHenry, and Priscilla Wald Black Frankenstein: The Making of an American Metaphor Elizabeth Young Neither Fugitive nor Free: Atlantic Slavery, Freedom Suits, and the Legal Culture of Travel Edlie L. Wong Shadowing the White Man’s Burden: U.S. Imperialism and the Problem of the Color Line Gretchen Murphy Bodies of Reform: The Rhetoric of Character in Gilded Age America James B. Salazar Bodies of Reform The Rhetoric of Character in Gilded Age America James B. Salazar a N E W Y O R K U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S New York and London N E W Y O R K U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S New York and London www.nyupress.org© 2010 by New York University All rights reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Salazar, James B. Bodies of reform : the rhetoric of character in Gilded Age America / James B. Salazar. p. cm.—(America and the long 19th century) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8147-4130-6 (cl : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8147-4131-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8147-4132-0 (e-book : alk. paper) 1. American fiction—19th century—History and criticism. 2. Character in literature. 3. Characters and characteristics in literature. 4. National characteristics, American, in literature. 5. Character—Political aspects—United States—History—19h century. 6. Rhetoric—Political aspects—United States—History—19th century. 7. Political culture— United States—History—19th century. 8. Politics and literature—United States—History—19th century. I. Title. PS374.C43S36 2010 823'.809353—dc22 2010019202 New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. We strive to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the greatest extent possible in publishing our books. Manufactured in the United States of America c 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 p 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 A book in the American Literatures Initiative (ALI), a collaborative publishing project of NYU Press, Fordham University Press, Rutgers University Press, Temple University Press, and the University of Virginia Press. The Initiative is supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. For more information, please visit www.americanliteratures.org. ...