A Historical Guide to Nathaniel Hawthorne
Author | : Larry J. Reynolds |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2001-07-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199728046 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199728046 |
Rating | : 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: 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.