Charles Brockden Brown
Charles Brockden Brown

Author: Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock

Publisher: University of Wales Press

Published: 2011-07-15

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 0708324223

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This study of the works of late eighteenth-century American Gothic author Charles Brockden Brown argues that Brown was a seminal figure in the development of four forms of Gothic fiction: the Frontier Gothic, the Urban Gothic, the Psychological Gothic, and the Female Gothic.

Edgar Huntly, Or, Memoirs of a Sleep-walker
Edgar Huntly, Or, Memoirs of a Sleep-walker

Author: Charles Brockden Brown

Publisher: Kent State University Press

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780873383424

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Often described as a "gothic novel," this is a classic American tale of mystery and murder with exciting and dramatic plot twists. Charles Brockden Brown is the most frequently studied and republished practitioner of the "early American novel," or the US novel between 1789 and roughly 1820. This volume contains a critical edition of Charles Brockden Brown's Edgar Huntly, the third of his novels to be published in 1799 and the first to deal with the American wilderness. The basis of the text is the first edition, printed and published by Hugh Maxwell in Philadelphia late in the year, but the "Fragment" printed independently in Brown's Monthly Magazine earlier in 1799 supplies some readings in Chapters 17-20. The Historical Essay, which follows the text, covers matters of composition, publication, historical background, and literary evaluation, and the Textual Essay discusses the transmission of the text, choice of copy-text, and editorial policy. A general textual statement for the entire edition appears in Volume I of the series.

American Gothic
American Gothic

Author: Jason Haslam

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Published: 2016-01-21

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1474401627

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A new critical companion to the Gothic traditions of American CultureThis new Companion surveys the traditions and conventions of the dark side of American culture its repressed memories, its anxieties and panics, its fears and horrors, its obsessions and paranoias. Featuring new critical essays by established and emerging academics from a range of national backgrounds, this collection offers new discussions and analyses of canonical and lesser-known texts in literature and film, television, photography, and video games. Its scope ranges from the earliest manifestations of American Gothic traditions in frontier narratives and colonial myths, to its recent responses to contemporary global events. Key Features Features original critical writing by established and emerging scholarsSurveys the full range of American Gothic, from its earliest texts to 21st Century worksIncludes critical analyses of American Gothic in new media and technologiesWill establish new benchmarks for the critical understanding of American Gothic traditions

Memoirs of Carwin, the Biloquist
Memoirs of Carwin, the Biloquist

Author: Charles Brockden Brown

Publisher: The Floating Press

Published: 2011-09-01

Total Pages: 85

ISBN-13: 1775454517

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Imagine being able to perfectly imitate the voice of any man, woman or child. That's the remarkable talent that the young Carwin discovers and cultivates in himself. For the most part, Carwin uses his skills for noble ends. Will he be tempted to talk his way into a life of crime? Read Memoirs of Carwin, the Biloquist to find out.