| The Damnation of Theron Ware Contributor(s): Frederic, Harold (Author) |
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ISBN: 1573921696 ISBN-13: 9781573921695 Publisher: Prometheus Books OUR PRICE: $15.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1997 Annotation: Novelist Harold Frederic (1856-1898) played a critical role in the development of realistic American fiction. His best work analyzes the narrow-mindedness of the small towns of his native upper New York State. Frederic's most famous novel, The Damnation of Theron Ware (1896), chronicles the life of an idealistic young Methodist minister who, as he falls under the influence of progressive ideas, becomes a skeptic. He comes to regard his old religion as intellectually and spiritually bankrupt, but in the process is nearly destroyed by those who condemn him for "going to the bad". |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 97033406 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.4" W x 8.43" (0.82 lbs) 322 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Novelist Harold Frederic (1856-1898) played a critical role in the development of realistic American fiction. His best work analyzes the narrow-mindedness of small towns of his native upstate New York. Frederic's most famous novel, The Damnation of Theron Ware (1896), chronicles the life of a young Methodist minister who, as he falls under the influence of progressive ideas, becomes a skeptic. He comes to regard his old religion as morally and spiritually bankrupt, but in the process is nearly destroyed for his unbelief. Frederic's depiction of intolerance, and of the darker side of human nature, is comparable to the works of Emile Zola and Sinclair Lewis. |