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Hawthorne in His Own Time: A Biographical Chronicle of His Life,Drawn from Recollections,Interviews, and Memoirs by Family,Friends, and Associates (Writers in Their Own Time)
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Hardcover. At his death, Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) was universally acknowledged in America and England as the Great Romancer. Providing an introduction, this work assess the postmortem building of Hawthorne's reputation as well as his relationship to the prominent Transcendentalists, spiritualists, Swedenborgians, and other personalities of his time. Editor(s): Bosco, Ronald A.; Murphy, Jillmarie. Series Editor(s): Myerson, Joel. Series: Writers in Their Own Time. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
At his death, Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) was universally acknowledged in America and England as the Great Romancer. Novels such as ""The Scarlet Letter"" and ""The House of the Seven Gables"" and stories published in such collections as ""Twice-Told Tales"" continue to capture the minds and imaginations of readers and critics to this day. Harder to capture, however, were the character and personality of the man himself. So few of the essays that appeared in the two years after his death offered new insights into his life, art, and reputation that Hawthorne seemed fated to premature obscurity or, at least, permanent ... Read more
At his death, Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) was universally acknowledged in America and England as the Great Romancer. Novels such as ""The Scarlet Letter"" and ""The House of the Seven Gables"" and stories published in such collections as ""Twice-Told Tales"" continue to capture the minds and imaginations of readers and critics to this day. Harder to capture, however, were the character and personality of the man himself. So few of the essays that appeared in the two years after his death offered new insights into his life, art, and reputation that Hawthorne seemed fated to premature obscurity or, at least, permanent ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Of Iowa Press
Condition
New
Series
Writers in Their Own Time
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Iowa, United States
ISBN
9781587295829
SKU
V9781587295829
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About
Ronald A. Bosco is Distinguished Professor of English and American Literature at the University at Albany, State University of New York, and general editor for The Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson. He is the author or editor of many books, including Emerson in His Own Time (IOWA, 2003, with Joel Myerson). Jillmarie Murphy is professor of literature and writing ... Read more
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