The Melancholy of the «Redskin». Aesthetics and moral in French anthropology in the second half of the 19th century
Based on the theoretical and methodological indications provided by the Geneva critic and historian Jean Starobinski in his analysis of melancholic figures in the 19th century, this study focuses on the presence of the figure of the «Redskin» or «Savage» of North America in French anthropology of th...
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Language: | English |
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Firenze University Press
2022-08-01
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Series: | Aisthesis |
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Online Access: | https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/aisthesis/article/view/13286 |