« Hair-oes » et « hair-oines » : les choix capillaires osés de John Neal, ou comment circonscrire l’Américain, entre poil dur et poil souple

This paper explores the quasi-obsessional use John Neal (1793-1876) makes of hair: the vibrating nealian hair is a neutral ground, a ground where the alchemy shaping Neal’s androgynous American is at work. This study offers a new perspective on the “Declaration of Independence, in the great Republic...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sébastien Liagre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association Française d'Etudes Américaines 2017-02-01
Series:Transatlantica
Subjects:
Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/8202
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!