A Historical Guide to Nathaniel Hawthorne
- ISBN-10
- 0199728046
- ISBN-13
- 9780199728046
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 232
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001-07-19
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Larry J. Reynolds
Description
Nathaniel Hawthorne remains one of the most widely read and taught of American authors. This Historical Guide collects a number of original essays by Hawthorne scholars that place the author in historical context. Like other volumes in the series, A Historical Guide to Nathaniel Hawthorne includes an introduction, a brief biography, a bibliographical essay, and an illustrated chronology of the author's life and times. Combining cultural criticism with historical scholarship, this volume addresses a wide range of topics relevant to Hawthorne's work, including his relationship to slavery, children, mesmerism, and the visual arts.
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