| The House of the Seven Gables Contributor(s): Hawthorne, Nathaniel (Author), Donoghue, Denis (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0674035755 ISBN-13: 9780674035751 Publisher: Belknap Press OUR PRICE: $30.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2009 Annotation: Following on the heels of "The Scarlet Letter," "The House of the Seven Gables" was intended to be a far sunnier book than its predecessor and one that would illustrate "the folly" of tumbling down on posterity "an avalanche of ill-gotten gold, or real estate." Many critics have faulted the novel for its explaining away of hereditary guilt or its contradictory denial of it. Denis Donoghue instructs the reader in a fresh appreciation of the novel. The John Harvard Library edition reproduces the authoritative text of "The House of the Seven Gables" in the "Centenary Edition of the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009032116 |
| Lexile Measure: 1320 |
| Series: John Harvard Library (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.16" (0.72 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Following on the heels of The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables was intended to be a far sunnier book than its predecessor and one that would illustrate "the folly" of tumbling down on posterity "an avalanche of ill-gotten gold, or real estate." Many critics have faulted the novel for its explaining away of hereditary guilt or its contradictory denial of it. Denis Donoghue instructs the reader in a fresh appreciation of the novel. The John Harvard Library edition reproduces the authoritative text of The House of the Seven Gables in the Centenary Edition of the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne. |
Contributor Bio(s): Donoghue, Denis: - Denis Donoghue has taught English, Irish, and American Literature at University College, Dublin; Cambridge University and King's College, Cambridge; and New York University. |