In addition to the definitive UVA text of Brown's seminal novel, this edition includes an introduction setting the work in its historical, literary, and intellectual contexts. Related texts include selections from William Godwin's "Enquiry Concerning Political Justice" (1793), Erasmus Darwin's "Zoonomia; or, The Laws of Organic Life" (1794), Benjamin Franklin's A Narrative of the Late Massacres (1764), and Thomas Barton's The Conduct of the Paxton-Men (1764), as well excerpts from Brown's own essays on somnambulism and the uses of history in fiction.
In addition to the definitive UVA text of Brown's seminal novel, this edition includes an introduction setting the work in its historical, literary...
Charles Brockden Brown, Philip Barnard, Stephen Shapiro
On "Wieland; or the Transformation" "An impressive edition . . . the most thoroughly satisfying historical and literary contextualization for the novel that I've ever encountered. Shapiro and Barnard offer a rich transatlantic artistic and ideological context that helps pull the whole novel into coherent focus. The footnotes to the novel are incredibly thorough, helpful, and interesting. . . . This Hackett edition of Wieland is] the freshest and most topical of those now available." --Dana D. Nelson, Vanderbilt University
On "Ormond; or, the Secret Witness" "Philip Barnard and Stephen...
On "Wieland; or the Transformation" "An impressive edition . . . the most thoroughly satisfying historical and literary contextualization for the n...
Charles Brockden Brown, Philip Barnard, Stephen Shapiro
On "Wieland; or the Transformation" "An impressive edition . . . the most thoroughly satisfying historical and literary contextualization for the novel that I've ever encountered. Shapiro and Barnard offer a rich transatlantic artistic and ideological context that helps pull the whole novel into coherent focus. The footnotes to the novel are incredibly thorough, helpful, and interesting. . . . This Hackett edition of Wieland is] the freshest and most topical of those now available." --Dana D. Nelson, Vanderbilt University
On "Ormond; or, the Secret Witness" "Philip Barnard and Stephen...
On "Wieland; or the Transformation" "An impressive edition . . . the most thoroughly satisfying historical and literary contextualization for the n...
Memoirs of Carwin, the Biloquist follows the life of a young man by the name of Carwin as he realizes his biloquial, ventriloquist, talents. Carwin develops this ability to perfection, being able to manipulate his own voice to sound like any person he wants. Carwin is the sequel to Brown's previous work, Wieland; or the Transformation, because Brown wrote it five years afterwards; however, the events in Carwin occur prior to the plot established in Wieland.
Memoirs of Carwin, the Biloquist follows the life of a young man by the name of Carwin as he realizes his biloquial, ventriloquist, talents. Carwin de...
One of the earliest major American novels, Wieland (1798) is a thrilling tale of suspense and intrigue set in rural Pennsylvania in the 1760s. Based on an actual case of a New York farmer who murdered his family, the novel employs Gothic devices and sensational elements such as spontaneous combustion, ventriloquism, and religious fanaticism. Also included is Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist, the unfinished sequel to Wieland, in which Brown considers power and manipulation while tracing Carwin's career as a disciple of the utopist Ludloe. About the Series:...
One of the earliest major American novels, Wieland (1798) is a thrilling tale of suspense and intrigue set in rural Pennsylvania in the 1760s...
