"New Forms of Sublimity": Edgar Huntly and the European Origins of American Exceptionalism.
In: Novel: A Forum on Fiction, Jg. 40 (2006-09-01), Heft 1/2, S. 104-124
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An essay is presented on the writing of the American author Charles Brockden Brown. It explains the influence of European Gothic novels on Brown's writing and discusses his role as a pioneer of American literature. It comments on Brown's novel "Edgar Huntly" and mentions his novel "Wieland." The influence of Brown's work on the concept of American aesthetics and later American literature is also explored.
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"New Forms of Sublimity": Edgar Huntly and the European Origins of American Exceptionalism.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Tawil, Ezra |
Zeitschrift: | Novel: A Forum on Fiction, Jg. 40 (2006-09-01), Heft 1/2, S. 104-124 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2006 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0029-5132 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1215/ddnov.040010104 |
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