A historical guide to Nathaniel Hawthorne / edited by Larry J. Reynolds.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Reynolds, Larry J. (Larry John), 1942- editor.

Series:

Historical guides to American authors.

Oxford scholarship online.

Historical guides to American authors

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864--Criticism and interpretation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Literature and history--United States--History--19th century--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Literature and history.

Literature and society--United States--History--19th century--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Literature and society.

Local Subjects:

Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864--Criticism and interpretation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Physical Description:

viii, 223 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This historical guide collects a number of original essays by Hawthorne scholars that place the author in historical context. It includes a brief biography and illustrated chronology of the author's life and times.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction

Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1804-1864: A Brief Biography

HAWTHORNE IN HIS TIME

Mysteries of Mesmerism: Hawthorne's Haunted House

Hawthorne and Children in the Nineteenth Century: Daughters, Flowers, Stories

Hawthorne and the Visual Arts

Hawthorne and the Slavery Question

Illustrated Chronology

Bibliographical Essay: Hawthorne and History

Contributors

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2001.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-772455-8

1-280-53011-1

1-4294-0159-1

0-19-972804-6

OCLC:

870241903