Wieland, or, The Transformation: An American Tale by Charles Brockden Brown (Eng

Description: Wieland, or, The Transformation by Charles Brockden Brown Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Wieland, or, The Transformation, An American Tale is a remarkable book for a number of reasons. American literature scarcely existed in the late 18th century when Charles Brockden Brown made the bold decision to pursue a literary career. Wieland, published in 1798, is a gothic novel, but its more than that. Its a complete reinvention of the gothic novel, with the accepted trappings of moldering castles and doomed aristocratic heroes being discarded entirely. Its the beginning of American gothic, and it an astonishingly accomplished beginning. Brown focuses on psychology, and the novel is also a very early example of the psychological thriller. Wieland lives on what seems to be a fairly isolated estate on the Schuylkill River, with his wife and children and his sister Clara (who narrates the tale). His grandfather had succumbed to religious mania and had established what was to all intents and purposes a one-man cult, and had died in mysterious circumstances. Wieland has inherited his religious disposition and his tendency towards melancholy and a gloomy sense of duty. The little colony is complete by his young ward, and by a much more frivolous young man named Pleyel, a young man who seems to be forming a romantic attachment to Clara. All is well until the arrival of an enigmatic stranger named Carwin, which coincides with a series of odd events involving unexplained voices. These events are slightly unsettling but are soon overtaken by far more sensational and grisly occurrences. Wieland abounds in gothic atmosphere. The religious fanaticism and the cultism give the book a disturbingly modern flavor, and the horrors are far more plausible than those in contemporary English gothic novels such as those of Ann Radcliffe. Brown adopts a similar approach to Radcliffe towards the supernatural, but with a higher degree of ambiguity. Like all good early gothic novels it relies on sensationalistic and sometimes far-fetched plot devices, but thats part of the charm of early gothic. Wieland remains a disturbing and genuinely horrifying tale. Essential reading for anyone with any interest at all in the gothic. Scroll Up and Grab Your Copy! Timeless Classics for Your BookshelfClassic Books for Your Inspiration and Entertainment Visit Us at: goo.gl/0oisZU Author Biography Charles Brockden Brown (January 17, 1771 - February 22, 1810), an American novelist, historian, and editor of the Early National period, is generally regarded by scholars as the most important American novelist before James Fenimore Cooper. He is the most frequently studied and republished practitioner of the "early American novel," or the US novel between 1789 and roughly 1820. Although Brown was not the first American novelist, as some early criticism claimed, the breadth and complexity of his achievement as a writer in multiple genres (novels, short stories, essays and periodical writings of every sort, poetry, historiography, reviews) makes him a crucial figure in US literature and culture of the 1790s and first decade of the 19th century, and a significant public intellectual in the wider Atlantic print culture and public sphere of the era of the French Revolution. Details ISBN 1542741335 ISBN-13 9781542741330 Title Wieland, or, The Transformation Author Charles Brockden Brown Format Paperback Year 2017 Pages 138 Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform GE_Item_ID:127544219; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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