Rediscovering Hawthorne / Kenneth Dauber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dauber, Kenneth, 1945- author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864--Criticism and interpretation.

Hawthorne, Nathaniel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey ; Surrey, England : Princeton University Press, 1977.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Starting from Hawthorne's statement that his works are attempts to open an intercourse with the world, Kenneth Dauber examines them to see how they serve as acts of communication. Thus his investigation of a major American writer studies Hawthorne as a craftsman, explores the conditions under which various interpretations of literature are possible, and lays the foundation for a new theory of genres. The author begins with a brief history of American criticism from the rediscovery of classic American letters to the present. He traces the development of historicism and formalism as the two major strains of native critical thought and demonstrates their specific limitations in connection with a study of Hawthorne's allegory. By redefining literature according to Hawthorne's work and reexamining the role of the critic in view of the circumstances of American letters, Professor Dauber is able to propose a native poetics. Central to the author's theory is the concept of genre as a pre-existing structure with which Hawthorne battled and through which he sought communion. This ambivalence is analyzed in chapters on the four novels and selected stories.Originally published in 1977.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

Preface

ONE. "Where the Meanings Are"

TWO. The Short Stories

THREE. A "Typical Illusion"

FOUR. The House of the Seven Gables

FIVE. The Blithedale Novel

SIX. The Novelist as Critic

Conclusion

Index

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780691603148

0691603146

9781400872442

1400872448

OCLC:

933515831