A Historical Guide to Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathanial Hawthorne is one of the most widely taught American authors. This historical guide collects a number of original essays by Hawthorne scholars that place the author in historical context. Like all of the Historical Guides to American Authors, this volume includes an introduction, a brief biography, a bibliographical essay, and an illustrated chronology of the author's life and times. Combining cultural criticism with historical scholarship, A Historical Guide to Nathanial Hawthorne addresses a wide range of topics relevant to Hawthorne's work, including slavery, children, mesmerism, and the visual arts.