The Cambridge Introduction to Nathaniel Hawthorne (Cambridge Introductions to Literature) - Softcover

Person, Leland S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521670969 ISBN 13: 9780521670968

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Book Description:

As the author of The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne has been established as a major writer of the nineteenth century. This book outlines his life and writings in a clear and accessible style. Students of nineteenth-century American literature will find this a rewarding and engaging introduction to this remarkable writer.

About the Author:

Leland S. Person is Professor of English at the University of Cincinnati.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0521670969
• ISBN 13: 9780521670968
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 156