Charles Brockden Brown's Revolution and the Birth of American Gothic
Peter Kafer
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hardcover. Charles Brockden Brown's Revolution and the Birth of American Gothic illuminates the social and political influences on the nation's first professional novelist and reveals the surprising origins of one of American literature's most popular and enduring genres. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.
In 1798, a decade after the Founding Fathers created a nation based on the principles of liberty and equality, Charles Brockden Brown, then an unknown Philadelphia writer, invented the American Gothic novel. His first book, Wieland, is the story of a religious fanatic haunted by demonic voices instructing him to murder his wife and children; in subsequent works, a young country bumpkin confronts the depravities of city existence, an impecunious daughter becomes the erotic obsession of an insane egomaniacal rationalist, and a sleepwalker awakes to—and participates in—the extremes of frontier savagery. How could a glorious age of American history also ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812237863
SKU
V9780812237863
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About Peter Kafer
Peter Kafer, a writer who lives in West Chester, Pennsylvania, earned his Ph.D. degree in history from The Johns Hopkins University.
Reviews for Charles Brockden Brown's Revolution and the Birth of American Gothic
"This is the most interesting book that I have read on Charles Brockden Brown. It has a lively style, a nice touch, and an engaging perspective on the man and his work."
Thomas P. Slaughter, author of The Natures of John and William Bartram
"This excellent biography of unique and challenging American writer provides a solid historical analysis ... Read more
Thomas P. Slaughter, author of The Natures of John and William Bartram
"This excellent biography of unique and challenging American writer provides a solid historical analysis ... Read more