Charles Brockden Brown

Wieland; Or, The Transformation: An American Tale (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Wieland: or, The Transformation: An American Tale, usually simply called Wieland, is the first major work by Charles Brockden Brown. First published in 1798, it distinguishes the true beginning of his career as a writer. Wieland is sometimes considered the first American Gothic novel. The obvious theme of Wieland is the criticism of religious fanaticism. The religious fanaticism of both Theodore and his father demonstrates the subjectivity of the human experience. based on the true story of a farmer who thought that angels had commanded him to kill his own family, is so clearly the forerunner of the fiction of everyone from Hawthorne and Melville to Poe and Henry James to H.P. Lovecraft and Robert E.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: True Sign Publishing House
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. April 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789355842466
• Artikelnr.: 68108347

Autorenporträt

Charles Brockden Brown (1771-1810) stands as one of the earliest American novelists, whose work is noted for its innovative use of Gothic elements and psychological depth. Born in Philadelphia to a Quaker family, Brown was initially drawn to a career in law but soon shifted his interests to literature. His oeuvre is reflective of his deep engagement with the political, social, and intellectual currents of post-revolutionary America. Brown's most acknowledged novel, 'Wieland; Or, The Transformation: An American Tale' (1798), is considered by scholars as a pioneering work in the American Gothic genre, blending supernatural occurrences with a thought-provoking exploration of the fragile human psyche. His literary style often tackled themes of identity, the reliability of perception, and the influence of the divine, injecting a philosophical complexity that cemented his place in the development of American literature. As a writer, Brown's use of narrative voice and unreliable narrators significantly influenced subsequent generations of authors and initiated a distinctly American narrative tradition within the broader landscape of the Gothic novel. His contribution to establishing an American literary tradition and the exploration of uniquely American themes in fiction created a platform upon which the literary identity of a nascent nation would be constructed.