An edition of The Blithedale Romance (1852)

The Blithedale romance

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An edition of The Blithedale Romance (1852)

The Blithedale romance

an authoritative text, backgrounds and sources, criticism

1st ed.
  • 4.33 ·
  • 3 Ratings
  • 66 Want to read
  • 4 Currently reading
  • 2 Have read

Presents an annotated edition of Hawthorne's novel based on the Brook Farm socialistic experiment which George Ripley started in 1841 with the help of fellow Transcendentalists; and includes a selection of background and source material, and critical essays.

Publish Date
Publisher
Norton
Language
English
Pages
418

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Cover of: The Blithedale Romance
The Blithedale Romance
2010-02-05, LibriVox
in English
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The Blithedale Romance
2000-02-01, Project Gutenberg
in English
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The Blithedale romance
1998, G.K. Hall
in English
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Cover of: The Blithedale Romance
The Blithedale Romance
1900, Houghton Mifflin Company
in English
Cover of: The Blithedale romance
The Blithedale romance
1900, Houghton, Mifflin and Co., Riverside Press
in English - Autograph ed.
Cover of: The Blithedale Romance
The Blithedale Romance
1900, Houghton, Mifflin and Company
in English
Cover of: The Blithedale Romance
The Blithedale Romance
1892/1902, F. M. Lupton Publishing Company
in English
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The Blithedale romance
1852, Ticknor, Reed, and Fields
in English
Cover of: The Blithedale Romance
The Blithedale Romance
xxxx, The Nottingham Society
in English

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New York

Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 415-418.

Series
A Norton critical edition

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.3
Library of Congress
PZ3.H318 Bl 1978, PS1855 Bl 1978, PS1855 .A1 1978, PZ3.H318 Bl, PS1855; Bl 1978, PS1855.A1 1978

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 418 p. ;
Number of pages
418

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL4555079M
ISBN 10
0393044491
LCCN
77024887
OCLC/WorldCat
3089430
Library Thing
38462
Goodreads
81687

Work Description

A superb depiction of a utopian community that cannot survive the individual passions of its members. In language that is suggestive and often erotic, Nathaniel Hawthorne tells a tale of failed possibilities and multiple personal betrayals as he explores the contrasts between what his characters espouse and what they actually experience in an 'ideal' community. A theme of unrealized sexual possibilities serves as a counterpoint to the other failures at Blithedale: class and sex distinctions are not eradicated, and communal work on the farm proves personally unrewarding and economically disastrous. Based in part on Hawthorne's own experiences at Brook Farm, an experimental socialist community, The Blithedale Romance is especially timely in light of renewed interest in self-sufficient and other cooperative societies.

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