Wieland Or, the Transformation: An American Tale, With Related Texts [Paperback]

Charles Brockden Brown (Author), Philip Barnard (Editor), Stephen Shapiro (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 6, 2009

A thrilling tale that leads from ventriloquism and mania to a family murder and emotional breakdown, Charles Brockden Brown's "Wieland or The Transformation" (1798) ties revolutionary-era Gothic themes to struggles over the politics of Enlightenment on both sides of the Atlantic. This edition of "Wieland" includes Brown's "Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist" and writings on Cicero, as well as his key essays on history and literature, and selections from contemporary German and other texts that figure in the novel's background and in the charged atmosphere of the late 1790s.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"An impressive edition . . . the most thoroughly satisfying historical and literary contextualization for the novel that I've ever encountered. Shapiro and Barnard offer a rich transatlantic artistic and ideological context that helps pull the whole novel into coherent focus. The footnotes to the novel are incredibly thorough, helpful, and interesting. . . . This Hackett edition of Wieland [is] the freshest and most topical of those now available." --Dana D. Nelson, Vanderbilt University

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Hackett Pub Co (March 6, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0872209741
• ISBN-13: 978-0872209749
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #244,690 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)