Rappaccini's children : American writers in a Calvinist world /

Mostrar otras versiones (1)

Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story ""Rappaccini's Daughter"" tells of a beautiful girl who has, from birth, absorbed the poison from the flowers of her father's garden. In this allegorical tale of the fallen Garden of Eden, William H. Shurr finds a metaphor for the...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shurr, William
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©1981.
Temas:
American literature > History and criticism.
Calvinism in literature.
Calvinism > United States.
Calvinisme dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
RELIGION > Christianity > Calvinist.
American literature
Calvinism
Calvinism in literature
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story ""Rappaccini's Daughter"" tells of a beautiful girl who has, from birth, absorbed the poison from the flowers of her father's garden. In this allegorical tale of the fallen Garden of Eden, William H. Shurr finds a metaphor for the fate of many American writers, for whom the heritage of calvinism has been the poisoned fruit of the Garden of the New World. For many American writers, the legacy of the Puritan Fathers has been a pervasive sense of sinfulness and guilt in a violent and unforgiving universe. In this new study Shurr examines how these writers have cop.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (174 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813164625
0813164621

Ejemplares similares