The Blithedale Romance (Modern Library Classics) (Paperback)

The Blithedale Romance (Modern Library Classics) By Nathaniel Hawthorne, John Updike (Introduction by) Cover Image

The Blithedale Romance (Modern Library Classics) (Paperback)

By Nathaniel Hawthorne, John Updike (Introduction by)

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The Blithedale Romance, considered one of Hawthorne's major novels, explores the limitations of human nature set against an experiment in communal living. From mesmerism to illicit love, The Blithedale Romance represents one of Hawthorne's best and most sharply etched works, one that Henry James called his "brightest" and "liveliest" novel, and that Roy Male, acclaimed Americanist scholar, said is "one of the most underrated works in American fiction."

This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition is set from the definitive Ohio State University Press Centenary edition of the novel.
John Updike's most recent books include the novel Gertrude and Claudius and a collection of critical essays, More Matter. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the National Book Award, the O. Henry Prize, the American Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and two Pulitzer prizes. He lives in Massachusetts.

Product Details ISBN: 9780375757204
ISBN-10: 0375757201
Publisher: Modern Library
Publication Date: August 14th, 2001
Pages: 272
Language: English
Series: Modern Library Classics
"Hawthorne, in putting this novel together, was engaged in the most serious literary enterprise of his career."
--Louis Auchincloss