Author: Alfred Small Manson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Catalog ... of the American Historical Library, Collection of Alfred S. Manson, Boston, Mass
Author: Alfred Small Manson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
The Scarlet Letter and Other Writings (Second International Student Edition) (Norton Critical Editions)
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393623521
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 629
Book Description
This perennially popular Norton Critical Edition has been revised to reflect the most current scholarly approaches to The Scarlet Letter—Hawthorne’s most widely read novel—as well as to the five short prose works—“Mrs. Hutchinson,” “Endicott and the Red Cross,” “Young Goodman Brown,” “The Minister’s Black Veil,” and “The Birth-mark”—that closely relate to the 1850 novel. This Second Norton Critical Edition also includes: · Revised and expanded explanatory footnotes, a new preface, and a note on the text by Leland S. Person. · Key passages from Hawthorne’s notebooks and letters that suggest the close relationship between his private and public writings · Seven new critical essays by Brook Thomas, Michael Ryan, Thomas R. Mitchell, Jay Grossman, Jamie Barlowe, John Ronan, and John F. Birk. · A Chronology and revised and expanded Selected Bibliography.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393623521
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 629
Book Description
This perennially popular Norton Critical Edition has been revised to reflect the most current scholarly approaches to The Scarlet Letter—Hawthorne’s most widely read novel—as well as to the five short prose works—“Mrs. Hutchinson,” “Endicott and the Red Cross,” “Young Goodman Brown,” “The Minister’s Black Veil,” and “The Birth-mark”—that closely relate to the 1850 novel. This Second Norton Critical Edition also includes: · Revised and expanded explanatory footnotes, a new preface, and a note on the text by Leland S. Person. · Key passages from Hawthorne’s notebooks and letters that suggest the close relationship between his private and public writings · Seven new critical essays by Brook Thomas, Michael Ryan, Thomas R. Mitchell, Jay Grossman, Jamie Barlowe, John Ronan, and John F. Birk. · A Chronology and revised and expanded Selected Bibliography.
Genealogies and Town Histories Containing Genealogies
Author: Goodspeed's Book Shop (Boston, Mass.)
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Bibliotheca Americana
Author: Francis Perego Harper
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 882
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 882
Book Description
Catalogue of the Historical and Antiquarian Portion of [his] Library ... to be Sold at Auction ... Mar. 4th, 5th, and 6th 1890... .F. Libie &Co., Auctioneers
Author: John A. Lewis
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 162
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The Historical Magazine, and Notes and Queries Concerning the Antiquities, History, and Biography of America
Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 410
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
History of Essex County, Massachusetts
Author: Duane Hamilton Hurd
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Category : Essex County (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 700
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Publisher:
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Category : Essex County (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
The Historical Magazine and Notes and Queries Concerning the Antiquities, History and Biography of America
Author: John Ward Dean
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 506
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
The Witchcraft Delusion in New England (Vol. 1-3)
Author: Cotton Mather
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 555
Book Description
The Witchcraft Delusion in New England (Vol. 1-3) is a seminal collection that encapsulates the fervor and introspection surrounding the witch trials that marred early American history. This anthology brings together a compendium of narratives, letters, and trial records that vividly depict the hysteria and the contrasting rational responses to the witchcraft accusations in 17th-century New England. The diversity in literary stylesfrom firsthand accounts to reflective essaysprovides a nuanced understanding of the socio-political and religious contexts that fueled the witch trials. Particularly, the collection highlights the tension between Cotton Mathers justifications for the trials and Robert Calefs critique of them, offering readers a comprehensive examination of the eras conflicting ideologies. The contributing authors, Cotton Mather and Robert Calef, represent polarized perspectives on the witch trials, encapsulating the complex interplay of fear, superstition, and rationality characteristic of Puritan New England. Their works align with larger historical and cultural movements, reflecting the perennial human struggle with ambiguity and fear of the unknown. This anthology, by presenting these contrasting views, unearths the multifaceted narratives that have shaped cultural and historical discourses on morality, justice, and religion. The Witchcraft Delusion in New England is an invaluable resource for readers interested in the dynamics of social hysteria, legal history, and cultural conflict. It offers an unparalleled insight into how societies grapple with phenomena that lie beyond the rational understanding of their time. This collection is recommended for scholars, students, and anyone intrigued by the interplay of history, belief, and the human condition, promising a riveting journey through a tumultuous period of American history.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 555
Book Description
The Witchcraft Delusion in New England (Vol. 1-3) is a seminal collection that encapsulates the fervor and introspection surrounding the witch trials that marred early American history. This anthology brings together a compendium of narratives, letters, and trial records that vividly depict the hysteria and the contrasting rational responses to the witchcraft accusations in 17th-century New England. The diversity in literary stylesfrom firsthand accounts to reflective essaysprovides a nuanced understanding of the socio-political and religious contexts that fueled the witch trials. Particularly, the collection highlights the tension between Cotton Mathers justifications for the trials and Robert Calefs critique of them, offering readers a comprehensive examination of the eras conflicting ideologies. The contributing authors, Cotton Mather and Robert Calef, represent polarized perspectives on the witch trials, encapsulating the complex interplay of fear, superstition, and rationality characteristic of Puritan New England. Their works align with larger historical and cultural movements, reflecting the perennial human struggle with ambiguity and fear of the unknown. This anthology, by presenting these contrasting views, unearths the multifaceted narratives that have shaped cultural and historical discourses on morality, justice, and religion. The Witchcraft Delusion in New England is an invaluable resource for readers interested in the dynamics of social hysteria, legal history, and cultural conflict. It offers an unparalleled insight into how societies grapple with phenomena that lie beyond the rational understanding of their time. This collection is recommended for scholars, students, and anyone intrigued by the interplay of history, belief, and the human condition, promising a riveting journey through a tumultuous period of American history.
The Scarlet Letter
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780142437261
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
A young woman, publicly scorned for bearing an illegitimate child, refuses to be vanquished by the seventeenth-century Boston community.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780142437261
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
A young woman, publicly scorned for bearing an illegitimate child, refuses to be vanquished by the seventeenth-century Boston community.