Smith, Caleb,  1977- <br/><br/>
The oracle and the curse  a poetics of justice from the Revolution to the Civil War /  [electronic resource] : 
Caleb Smith. 
 - Cambridge, Mass. :  Harvard University Press,  2013. 
 - xiii, 264 p. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: The poetics of Justice -- Oracles of Law -- Oracles of God -- Blasphemy "at the court of Hell" -- Evil Speaking, "a bridle for the unbridled tongue" -- The Curse of Slavery -- Words of Fire -- Epilogue: The Curse at Sea. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780674075849 (ebook) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>American literature--History and criticism.<br/>Law and literature--History.--United States<br/>Social justice in literature.