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A Historical Guide to Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Abstract
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.
Oxford University PressNew York, NY
Title: A Historical Guide to Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Abstract
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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