Where does a literary reputation originate and why are so many writers' reputations subject to the caprices of academic or critical fashion? Basing his arguments on the tradition of Nathaniel Hawthorne, who has survived long periods in the literary wilderness to become one of America's most important novelists, Brodhead investigates the question of how pasts get created and distributed, and what it means to live within or without the presence of such pasts.
In this intelligent and sensitive study, Brodhead uses Nathaniel Hawthorne as a prime example of how literary traditions are made, not born. The author shows how writers as varied as Melville, Howells, James, and Faulkner have learned from Hawthorne's model while all the while changing the terms in which he has been read.
Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
In this intelligent and sensitive study, Brodhead uses Nathaniel Hawthorne as a prime example of how literary traditions are made, not born. The author shows how writers as varied as Melville, Howells, James, and Faulkner have learned from Hawthorne's model while all the while changing the terms in which he has been read.
Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.