The province of piety : moral history in Hawthorne's early tales / Michael J. Colacurcio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Colacurcio, Michael J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864--Knowledge and learning--History.

Hawthorne, Nathaniel.

Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864.

History.

Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864--Ethics.

Historical fiction, American--History and criticism.

Historical fiction, American.

Didactic fiction, American--History and criticism.

Didactic fiction, American.

Moral conditions in literature.

Ethics.

New England--In literature.

New England.

Ethics in literature.

Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864--Religion and ethics.

Literature.

Local Subjects:

Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864--Religion and ethics.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

viii, 669 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1984.

Contents:

Polemical introduction: Depravity, history, and the Hawthorne problem

The matter of America. Native land: from convention to crucible

Provincial tales: moral dilemma as history

The Puritan bias: nature, virtue, and "the gentle boy"

Tales of the Puritans. Pious image and political myth: a resolved ambivalence

Visible sanctity and specter evidence: "The Tryal of G.B."

The true sight of sin: Parson Hooper and the power of blackness

Puritanism and revolution. Masque and anti-masque; a contest of histories

Hellish portraits: the legend of Thomas Hutchinson

Plague, pox, pride, and corruption: the politics of allegory

The death of the past: history, story, and the use of tradition

Problematic conclusions: "On the couch" and in the world.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 525-661) and index.

Conference on Christianity & Literature Book of the Year Award, Winner, 1985

Other Format:

Online version: Colacurcio, Michael J. Province of piety.

ISBN:

0674719573

9780674719576

OCLC:

10348679