num_pages: 254
description: A major reassessment of Hawthorne. The great novels are re-evaluated, as are the stories, and attention is paid to Hawthorne's use of the American past, of Nature, and to his understanding of the newly emerging American history and culture and his place within the context of European literature.
language: English
title: Nathaniel Hawthorne: New Critical Essays
titlecomplete: Nathaniel Hawthorne: New Critical Essays (Critical Studies Series)
publisher: Rowman & Littlefield / Vision / Barnes & Noble