The specially commissioned essays collected in this volume establish new parameters for both scholarly and classroom
discussion of Hawthorne. This Companion provides fresh perspectives on Hawthorne's classic works, and on topics
such as Hawthorne's relationship to history, women, politics, and early America. It brings together a team of leading
international scholars to offer the most comprehensive introduction available to Hawthorne's work and life.
Comprehensive volume addressing both Hawthorne's work and issues and topics surrounding it
Contributions by an array of eminent scholars
Essays combine accessibility with 'state of the art' ideas
Table of Contents
Chronology of Hawthorne's life
Introduction Richard H. Millington
1. Hawthorne's labors in Concord Larry J. Reynolds
2. Hawthorne as cultural theorist Joel Pfister
3. Hawthorne and American masculinity T. Walter Herbert
4. Hawthorne and the question of women Alison Easton
5. Hawthorne, modernity, and the literary sketch Kristie Hamilton
6. Hawthorne's American history Gillian Brown
7. Hawthorne and the writing of childhood Karen Sanchez-Eppler
8. Love and politics, sympathy and justice in The Scarlet Letter Brook Thomas
9. The marvelous queer interiors of The House of the Seven Gables Christopher Castiglia
10. Sympathy and reform in The Blithedale Romance Robert S. Levine
11. Perplexity, sympathy, and the question of the human: a reading of The Marble Faun Emily Miller Budick
