The Damnation of Theron Ware - Or Illumination

A candid inquiry into the intertwining of religious and sexual fervor, and a telling portrait of the United States at the end of the nineteenth century, this novel foreshadows the rise of naturalism in American literature.

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Info autore

Harold Frederic

Riassunto

A Faustian tale ending in uncertain redemption - a candid inquiry into the intertwinings of religious and sexual fervour. This tale of an ordinary man depicts, on a larger scale, the fall of intellectual America from innocence to knowledge at the end of the 19th century.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Scott Donaldson, Harold Frederic, Stanton Garner
• Editore: Penguin Publishing Group
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 07.01.1986
• EAN: 9780140390254
• ISBN: 978-0-14-039025-4
• Pagine: 386
• Dimensioni: 129 mm x 197 mm x 21 mm
• Peso: 407 g
• Serie: Penguin Classics; Penguin Classics
• Categoria: Narrativa > Romanzi