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Category:Literary CriticismLiterary CriticismLiterary Criticism-Cri
Publisher: W.W. Norton | ISBN: 9780393925388 | Pages: 518
ABOUT THE SERIES: NO OTHER SERIES OF CLASSIC TEXTS EQUALS THE CALIBER OF THE NORTON CRITICAL EDITIONS. EACH VOLUME COMBINES THE MOST AUTHORITATIVE TEXT AVAILABLE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PEDAGOGICAL APPARATUS NECESSARY TO APPRECIATE THE WORK FULLY. CAREFUL EDITING, FIRST-RATE TRANSLATION, AND THOROUGH EXPLANATORY ANNOTATIONS ALLOW EACH TEXT TO MEET THE HIGHEST LITERARY STANDARDS WHILE REMAINING ACCESSIBLE TO STUDENTS. EACH EDITION IS PRINTED ON ACID-FREE PAPER AND EVERY TEXT IN THE SERIES REMAINS IN PRINT. NORTON CRITICAL EDITIONS ARE THE CHOICE FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDENTS AT MORE THAN 2,000 UNIVERSITIES WORLDWIDE.
AN INSTANT BESTSELLER WHEN IT WAS PUBLISHED IN AMERICA, THE SENTIMENTAL NOVEL CHARLOTTE TEMPLE SPEAKS TO THE POPULARITY OF THE GENRE-AND THE PUBLIC THIRST FOR FICTION-FROM THE EARLY NATIONAL PERIOD AND BEYOND. THIS NORTON CRITICAL EDITION IS BASED ON THE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION OF 1794; THE AUTHOR S ORIGINAL SPELLINGS HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED. IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY A DETAILED INTRODUCTION, EXPLANATORY ANNOTATIONS, AND A NOTE ON THE TEXT. AN UNUSUALLY RICH "CONTEXTS" SECTION IS THEMATICALLY ORGANIZED INTO FOUR PARTS-"WOMEN IN EARLY AMERICA: INTELLECT, EDUCATION, SEXUALITY," "READING IN EARLY AMERICA," "THE AMERICAN SENTIMENTAL," AND "SELECTIONS FROM ROWSON S WRITINGS"-AND INCLUDES WORKS FROM ROWSON S TIME TO OUR OWN. TEN ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE EIGHTEENTH AND NINETEENTH CENTURIES ARE REPRODUCED TO FURTHER ENRICH THE READING EXPERIENCE. "CRITICISM" COLLECTS THIRTEEN INSIGHTFUL ASSESSMENTS OF CHARLOTTE TEMPLE SPANNING FOUR CENTURIES AND ADDRESSING ITS CENTRAL ISSUES. CONTRIBUTORS INCLUDE MATTHEW CAREY, SAMUEL L. KNAPP, LARZER ZIFF, JANE P. TOMPKINS, GARETH EVANS, JULIA A. STERN, AND MARION RUST, AMONG OTHERS. A CHRONOLOGY OF SUSANNA ROWSON S LIFE AND WORKS AND A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY ARE ALSO INCLUDED