| Author: | Charles Brockden Brown | ISBN: | 1230000244788 |
| Publisher: | Compulsivereader | Publication: | June 4, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Charles Brockden Brown |
| ISBN: | 1230000244788 |
| Publisher: | Compulsivereader |
| Publication: | June 4, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Wieland: or, The Transformation is the first – and most famous – American Gothic novel.It was first published in 1798.
Set sometime between the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War, Wieland details the horrible events that befall Clara Wieland and her brother Theodore's family. Clara and Theodore's father was a German immigrant who founded his own religion; he came to America just before the American Revolution with the conviction to spread his religion to the indigenous people. When he fails at this task, he believes he has also failed his deity.
Wieland: or, The Transformation is the first – and most famous – American Gothic novel.It was first published in 1798.
Set sometime between the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War, Wieland details the horrible events that befall Clara Wieland and her brother Theodore's family. Clara and Theodore's father was a German immigrant who founded his own religion; he came to America just before the American Revolution with the conviction to spread his religion to the indigenous people. When he fails at this task, he believes he has also failed his deity.
