Young Goodman Brown and Other Tales (Oxford World's Classics) - Softcover

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 019955515X ISBN 13: 9780199555154

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2008

Synopsis

This selection of twenty of Hawthorne's tales is the first in paperback to present his most important short works with full annotation in one volume. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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Review:

An excellent edition of this seminal story by Hawthorne, with a helpful introduction to these tales, and excellent explanatary notes.' Lionel Kelly, University of Reading 'This collection offers a good selection of the well known and the less available tales. The introduction presents a stimulating analysis of Hawthorne's art and hios view of the role/identity of the writer. The notes na dbibliographical details anr excellent.' K.M.Parkinson, Roehampton Institute of Higher Education. 'Although I don't expect to use the text myself at the moment, I'm greatly pleased to see these early examples of the genre being published in so accessible a form. (B.D.Ingraham, Teesside Polytechnic.)

Synopsis:

This selection of twenty of Hawthorne's tales is the first in paperback to present his most important short works with full annotation in one volume.

About this edition

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 019955515X
• ISBN 13: 9780199555154
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 398
• Editor: Harding Brian