A Historical Guide to Nathaniel Hawthorne - Hardback

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.

• | Author: Larry J. Reynolds
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Jul 19, 2001
• | Number of Pages: 232 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 0195124138
• | ISBN-13: 9780195124132