The French Face of Nathaniel Hawthorne: Monsieur de l'Aubépine and His Second Empire Critics

by Michael Anesko

Most students of American literature probably can recall the playful French nom de plume-Monsieur de l'Aub pine-that Nathaniel Hawthorne occasionally employed to disguise some of his early attempts at authorship. But very few will know that Monsieur de l'Aub pine enjoyed a surprisingly intelligent critical reception in France during his lifetime. No fewer than six-often startling-essays about the American author appeared in leading French periodicals...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814256074
• ISBN13: 9780814256077
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"