Nathaniel Hawthorne as Political Philosopher: Revolutionary Principles Domesticated and Personalized

by John E. Alvis

Book Overview

Using the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne as a case study, John E. Alvis shows that a novelist can be a political philosopher. He demonstrates that much of Hawthorne's works are rooted in the American political tradition. Once we view his writings in connection with the principles expressed in the Declaration of Independence, we grasp that what Thomas Jefferson and John Adams had stated explicitly, Hawthorne's fiction conveys dramatically. With examples...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412852625
• ISBN13: 9781412852623
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"