Ormond

Brown, Charles Brockden

ISBN 10: 1551113090 ISBN 13: 9781551113098

Casa editrice: Broadview Pr, 1999

Riassunto

Brown is often called the first American novelist. Originally published in 1799, Ormond was inspired by enlightenment philosophers and Gothic writers. The novel engages with many of the period’s popular debates about women’s education, marriage, and the morality of violence, while the plot revolves around the Gothic themes of seduction, murder, incest, impersonation, romance and disease. Set in post-revolutionary Philadelphia, Ormond examines the prospects of the struggling nation by tracing the experiences of Constantia, a young virtuous republican who struggles to survive when her father’s business is ruined by a confidence man, and her friends and neighbors are killed by a yellow fever epidemic.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Mary Chapman, a professor in the Department of English at the University of British Columbia, has published on many aspects of American literature and culture.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Broadview Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1551113090
• ISBN 13: 9781551113098
• Rilegatura: Rilegatura all'americana
• Redattore: Chapman Mary