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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453536603321

Autore

Mancall James N. <1964->

Titolo

Thoughts painfully intense : Hawthorne and the invalid author / / James N. Mancall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-415-86683-9

1-315-02378-4

1-136-71189-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (164 p.)

Collana

Studies in major literary authors ; ; Volume 10

Studies in major literary authors ; ; v. 10

Disciplina

813/.3

Soggetti

Literature and medicine - United States - History - 19th century

Authorship - Psychological aspects

Authors - Health and hygiene

Mind and body in literature

Authorship in literature

Invalids in literature

Medicine in literature

Literature and morals

Authors in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published in 2002 by Routledge"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-140) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Fanshawe, the alma mater and the invalid author -- Tremulous hands and devil's claws : short fiction -- Pure hands and witchcraft -- Out of dream-land : the Blithedale romance -- Secret histories and silences -- Haunted quacks and neutral territories.

Sommario/riassunto

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.