The Empty Child: Dystopian Innocence and Samuel Delany’s Hogg

This essay examines Samuel Delany’s novel, Hogg to interrogate the figure of the innocent child and the role of the family in America, especially in mid-century America. The essay contends that the novel, narrated by the unnamed eleven-year-old protagonist who details both his polymorphously pervers...

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Main Author: Jonathan Mitchell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Association for American Studies 2017-01-01
Series:European Journal of American Studies
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/ejas/11775
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