Wieland and Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist
A terrifying account of the fallibility of the human mind and, by extension, of democracy itself, Wieland brilliantly reflects the psychological, social, and political concerns of the early American republic. In the fragmentary sequel, Memoirs, Brown explores Carwin’s bizarre history as a...
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A terrifying account of the fallibility of the human mind and, by extension, of democracy itself, Wieland brilliantly reflects the psychological, social, and political concerns of the early American republic. In the fragmentary sequel, Memoirs, Brown explores Carwin’s bizarre history as a manipulated disciple of the charismatic utopian Ludloe.
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Format: Textbook
ISBN:
9780140390797 (0140390790)
ASIN: 9780140390797
Publish date: 28-02-1991
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 416
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
Read For School,
American,
College,
Horror,
Gothic,
18th Century,
Fiction
Brown's American gothic novels should be so much better known than they are and he could easily lay claim to being the US's first novelist of distinction. Wieland is possibly his strongest novel though the excellent Arthur Mervyn was my introduction to him.The book poses the question of how far rati...
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