The Cambridge introduction to Nathaniel Hawthorne / Leland S. Person.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Person, Leland S., author.

Series:

Cambridge introductions to literature.

Cambridge introductions to literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Hawthorne, Nathaniel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 144 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Hawthorne's life

Hawthorne's contexts

Hawthorne's short fiction

Hawthorne's novels

Hawthorne's critics.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-16584-9

1-280-81552-3

0-511-61099-8

0-511-27460-2

0-511-27530-7

0-511-27304-5

0-511-56848-7

0-511-27383-5

OCLC:

780849304