ENGL-UA 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Joel Barlow, Real Humans

• School: New York University
• Department: English
• Course: ENGL-UA 230
• Professor: Phillip Brian Harper

Document Summary

Gothic inve s tme nt in irra tiona lity a s counte r-e nlighte nme nt. Imp of the re ve rs e: compa nion to the ra ve n, writte n on a ra tiona l a nd philos ophica l a na lys is - contra s t w. Inve rs e of the ra ve n: move from the obje ctive to the pe rs ona l: thorough e nga ge me nt of irra tiona lity thru gothic. The irra tiona l othe r is a lwa ys e ls e whe re - xe nophobia. Am goth a s ris e of guilt a nd a nxie ty ove r prima l fa cts of founding of na tion. S la ughte r of na tive s. Ens la ve me nt of africa ns. Als o a nxie ty a bout ra cia l mixture.