Hawthorne's Shyness: Ethics, Politics, and the Question of Engagement

by Clark Davis

In Hawthorne's Shyness, Clark Davis offers both a challenge to current trends in American literary studies and a striking new perspective on the writing of Nathaniel Hawthorne. He proposes an alternative to recent, ideologically driven criticism, including the range of approaches under the banner of New Historicism which continue to dominate the study of American literature. Drawing on ethical theorists including Heidegger, Levinas, Davidson,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080188098X
• ISBN13: 9780801880988
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher