UID:
almahu_9948022465002882
Format:
1 online resource (xx, 449 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781316271537 (ebook)
Series Statement:
Literature in context
Content:
This volume provides a comprehensive overview of Nathaniel Hawthorne and demonstrates why he continues to be a critically significant figure in American literature. The first section focuses on Hawthorne's interest in and knowledge of past (Puritan and colonial) and contemporary nineteenth-century history (women's, African American, Native American) as the inspiration for his writings and the source of his literary success. The second section explores his fascination with social history and popular culture by examining topics as mesmerism, utopian life styles, theatrical performances, and artistic innovations. The third section looks at how Hawthorne succeeded and excelled in the literary marketplace, as an author of children's literature, literary sketches, and historical romances. In the fourth section, Hawthorne's literary precursors, peers, colleagues, and successors are analyzed. In the final section, Hawthorne's attachment to family, nature, and home is examined as the source of creative inspiration and philosophical questing.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Nov 2018).
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781107109339
Language:
English
Subjects:
American Studies
Keywords:
Aufsatzsammlung
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316271537
URL:
Volltext
(URL des Erstveröffentlichers)
