{"product_id":"hawthorne-melville-and-the-american-character-a-looking-glass-business-paperback-9780521311465","title":"Hawthorne Melville and the American Character; A Looking-Glass Business (Paperback) 9780521311465","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHawthorne Melville and the American Character\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Looking-Glass Business\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book considers the portrayal of the American national character in the writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn McWilliams (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521311465, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 28 February 1986\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e276 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.41 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book considers the portrayal of the American national character in the writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville. It examines Hawthorne's abiding concern with the development of New England from colony to province to republic, and analyses Melville's changing evocation of 'the new American', and the difficulties he faced in sustaining his heady nationalistic faith.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: tomorrow's American\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Hawthorne: 1. John Endicott and the fictions of oratory\u003cbr\u003e 2. Narrower souls\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Puritan revolution of 1755\u003cbr\u003e 4. A diminished thing\u003cbr\u003e 5. Broken lines\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Melville: 6. Distrust in confidence\u003cbr\u003e 7. Mirror men\u003cbr\u003e 8. Confidence in distrust\u003cbr\u003e 9. True bridge of sighs\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: floating at will\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007081664792,"sku":"9780521311465","price":30.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521311465i_e7dbc878-f189-4ba7-a917-6c4652c1c291.jpg?v=1691375025","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/hawthorne-melville-and-the-american-character-a-looking-glass-business-paperback-9780521311465","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}