As the author of The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne has been established as a major writer of the nineteenth century and the most prominent chronicler of New England and its colonial history. This introductory book for students coming to Hawthorne for the first time outlines his life and writings in a clear and accessible style. Leland S. Person also explains some of the significant cultural and social movements that influenced Hawthorne's most important writings: Puritanism, Transcendentalism and Feminism. The major works, including The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables and The Blithedale Romance, as well as Hawthorne's important short stories and non-fiction, are analysed in detail. The book also includes a brief history and survey of Hawthorne scholarship, with special emphasis on recent studies. Students of nineteenth-century American literature will find this a rewarding and engaging introduction to this remarkable writer.
| ISBN: | 9780521854580 |
| Publication date: | 5th April 2007 |
| Author: | Leland S University of Cincinnati Person |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 156 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Introductions to Literature |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers |
As the author of The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne has been established as a major writer of the nineteenth century and the most prominent chronicler of New England and its colonial history. This introductory book for students coming to Hawthorne for the first time outlines his life and writings in a clear and accessible style. Leland S. Person also explains some of the significant cultural and social movements that influenced Hawthorne's most important writings: Puritanism, Transcendentalism and Feminism. The major works, including The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables and The Blithedale Romance, as well as Hawthorne's important short stories and non-fiction, are analysed in detail. The book also includes a brief history and survey of Hawthorne scholarship, with special emphasis on recent studies. Students of nineteenth-century American literature will find this a rewarding and engaging introduction to this remarkable writer.
The Cambridge Introduction to Nathaniel Hawthorne features in the following genres: Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers
The Cambridge Introduction to Nathaniel Hawthorne is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Cambridge Introduction to Nathaniel Hawthorne was written by Leland S University of Cincinnati Person and published by Cambridge University Press
The Cambridge Introduction to Nathaniel Hawthorne has 156 pages
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