Catharine Maria Sedgwick (1789–1867)
Autor de Hope Leslie: or, Early Times in the Massachusetts
Sobre El Autor
Often called by her contemporaries "the American Maria Edgeworth," Sedgwick was the author of 6 novels, nearly 100 sketches and tales, as well as several other books of moral instruction and uplift. Born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, a member of a prominent New England family, Sedgwick wrote her mostrar más first novel, A New-England Tale (1822), to illustrate those domestic virtues that she thought were essential for the well-being of the young nation. But her real importance to American literature is indicated by the subtitle of that book: Sketches of New-England Character and Manners. An important forerunner to the local-color movement following the Civil War, Sedgwick paid particular attention to regional details, particularly in manners and speech, in her realistic depiction of character and place. Hope Leslie; or, Early Times in the Massachusetts (1827), Sedgwick's third novel, is generally regarded as her best book. This is not to say that her other writings, especially her fiction, are unworthy of attention. Sedgwick's oeuvre, which is impressive, has been characterized by Mary Kelley, one of Sedgwick's most astute readers, in this manner: "Tangled romances, satires denigrating fashionable society, tributes to contented spinsters, portraits of New England villages, chronicles of ideal marriages, are all handled with stylistic clarity, subtle wit, and unusual grace." (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Obras de Catharine Maria Sedgwick
The Power of Her Sympathy: The Autobiography and Journal of Catherine Maria Sedgwick (1993) 12 copias
THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF CATHARINE M. SEDGWICK. Edited by Mary E. Dewey. Portrait on Steel and Frontispiece. (2010) 5 copias
A love token for children 4 copias
Stories for Young Persons 2 copias
Home 2 copias
Means and Ends 2 copias
Tales and Sketches 1 copia
"A Reminiscence of Federalism" 1 copia
"Cacoethes Scribendi" 1 copia
Charles Sedgwick's Letters 1 copia
Home Stories or Pleasant Tales 1 copia
Facts and Fancies 1 copia
Mary Hollis an original tale 1 copia
Obras relacionadas
The Heath Anthology of American Literature, Volume 1 (1990) — Contribuidor, algunas ediciones — 256 copias
La nueva mujer: Relatos de escritoras estadounidenses del siglo XIX — Contribuidor — 1 copia
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Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1789-12-28
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1867-07-31
- Lugar de sepultura
- Stockbridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Stockbridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Stockbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Lenox, Massachusetts, USA - Educación
- finishing school
- Ocupaciones
- novelist
short story writer
translator
autobiographer - Relaciones
- Sedgwick, Theodore (father)
Sedgwick, Susan Anne Ridley (sister-in-law) - Biografía breve
- Although one of the pre-eminent female novelists of her day, Catharine Maria Sedgwick is now mostly forgotten except for her 1827 book Hope Leslie and her autobiography. She published more than 100 short stories and sketches as well as biographies, religious works, novellas, travelogues, advice books, and books for children.
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