Devils and rebels

Devils and rebels

the making of Hawthorne's damned politics

by Larry J. Reynolds
3/5
(3 votes)

"An outstanding combination of literary interpretation and cultural and historical context that will be an important addition to the critical literature on Hawthorne.

"---Nina Baym, University of Illinois"It is difficult to imagine a more.

Format
336 pages, Hardcover
First published
2008
Publishers
University of Michigan Press
Subjects
Hawthorne·Nathaniel·1804-1864·Political and social views·Politics and literature·United states·History·19th century
Language
English

Larry Reynolds' Devils and Rebels links Hawthorne's wariness to partisan politics to his knowledge of fanaticism, unscrupulous leaders and people's fears and superstitions, all part of the Salem witch trials, rebels of any kind and abolitionists. This leads to violence, which Hawthorne finds no use for.

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