Gothic roots: Brockden Brown's Wieland, American identity, and American literature

Charles Brockden Brown’s Wieland (1798), one of the first novels by an American author set in the newly formed United States, and dealing with American topics, is generally classed as a “Gothic” novel and read as exploring issues of national identity. The Gothic form, popular in English literature,...

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Main Author: Renata R. Mautner Wasserman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2012-11-01
Series:Ilha do Desterro
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/26995