Charles Brockden Brown (1771–1810)

Autor de Wieland; and, Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist

37+ Obras 2,318 Miembros 39 Reseñas 3 Preferidas

Sobre El Autor

Charles Brockden Brown was born on January 17, 1771 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After he completed his schooling in 1787, he began apprenticing at the law offices of Alexander Wilcocks and pursued literary interests. When he was 18, he published his first literary works: the Rhapsodist sketches, mostrar más which appeared anonymously in the Columbian Magazine, and a poem entitled An Inscription for General Washington's Tomb Stone, which appeared in the State Gazette of North Carolina. In 1793, he abandoned the law to attempt a life of letters. Within four years, between 1789 and 1801, he published six novels: Wieland, Ormand, Arthur Mervyn, Edgar Huntly, Clara Howard and Jane Talbot. He died of tuberculosis on February 22, 1810. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

Incluye los nombres: Brockden Brown, Charles Brockden, C. Brockden Brown, Chas Brockden Brown, Brown Chas Brockden, Charles Brocken Brown, Chares Brockden Brown, Brockden Charles Brown, Charles Brockdon Brown, Charles Brockden Brown, Charles Brockden Brown, Charles Brockden Brown, Чарльз Брокден Браун

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Obras de Charles Brockden Brown

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Wieland; and, Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (1798) 794 copias

Edgar Huntly; or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker (1799) 464 copias

Wieland, O La Transformacion (Spanish Edition) (1798) 378 copias

Charles Brockden Brown : Three Gothic Novels : Wieland / Arthur Mervyn / Edgar Huntly (Library of America) (1998) 275 copias

Arthur Mervyn (1799) 134 copias

Ormond (1799) 103 copias

Wieland: or, The Transformation: An American Tale and Other Stories (Modern Library Classics) (2002) 76 copias

Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (1990) 17 copias

Alcuin: A Dialogue (1798) 15 copias

Jane Talbot: A Novel (1801) 10 copias

Delphi Complete Works of Charles Brockden Brown (Illustrated) (Delphi Series Ten Book 23) (2020) 5 copias

Bibliotheca Dracula. 9 Romane in 3 Bänden: Frankenstein - Dracula - Im Haus des Grafen Dracula - Melmoth - Der… (1978) 5 copias

Somnambulism and Other Stories (Bamberger Beitrage Zur Englischen Sprachwissenschaft,) (1987) 4 copias

The Rhapsodist and Other Uncollected Writings (1977) 4 copias

Collected Writings of Charles Brockden Brown, Volume 1: Letters and Early Epistolary Writings (2013) 3 copias

The American register, or, General repository of history, politics and science, 1807, Volume 2. 3 copias

The novels of Charles Brockden Brown, consisting of Wieland;or, The transformation. Arthur Mervyn; or, Memoirs of the… (2006) 3 copias

Wieland's Madness (short story) (2004) 2 copias

Literary Essays and Reviews (Studien Und Texte Zur Amerikanistik. Texte, Band VII) (1992) 2 copias

Clara Howard: In a Series of Letters (1801) 2 copias

Clara Howard in a Series of Letters: In a Series of Letters ; Jane Talbot : A Novel (Novels and Related Works of… (1986) 2 copias

Aus den Erinnerungen von Carwin dem Bauchredner ein Fragment (2004) — Autor — 2 copias

Somnambulalism: A Fragment 1 copia

An address to the government of the United States, on the cession of Louisiana to the French and on the late breach of… 1 copia

The novels of Charles Brockden Brown ... : with a memoir of the author 1 copia

Complete Works of Charles Brockden Brown Parts Edition 1 copia

Edgar Huntly (Mint Editions (Horrific, Paranormal, Supernatural and Gothic Tales)) (2020) 1 copia

Ormond or the Secret Witness Complete (2016) 1 copia

An address to the Congress of the United States on the utility and justice of restrictions upon foreign commerce : 1 copia

Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness (2011) 1 copia

Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness (2011) 1 copia

Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness (2011) 1 copia

The monthly magazine and American review 1 copia

Carwin, the biloquist, and other American tales and pieces 1 copia

The novels of Charles Brockden Brown, v. 3: Arthur Mervyn, part 2 of 2 (2006) 1 copia

The Memoirs Of Mary Selwyn Or A Lesson In Concealment (2004) 1 copia

The novels and related works of Charles Brockden Brown 1 copia

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Fecha de nacimiento: 1771-01-17
Fecha de fallecimiento: 1810-02-22
Género: male
Nacionalidad: USA
Lugar de nacimiento: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Lugar de fallecimiento: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Lugares de residencia: Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
New York, New York, USA
Educación: Philadelphia Friends Latin School
Ocupaciones: editor
historian
novelist
poet
essayist
translator
Organizaciones: Friendly Club

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Wieland, o la Transformación por Charles Brockden Brown

Charles Brockden Brown (1771-1810) fue el primer escritor profesional americano, y Wieland o La Transformación -su primera novela (1798)-, además de ser un incomparable relato de «terror gótico», constituye el primer esfuerzo por crear una literatura americana sólida. Mary Shelley, cuyo espíritu armonizaba completamente con las creaciones de Brown, encontró en el personaje de Carwin, un precedente para Frankenstein. En una tierra desprovista de castillos y fantasmas -pero saturada de teocracia puritana y fanatismo religioso- Brown encontró materia para construir un relato gótico, recreando la extraña historia de un granjero, presa de una locura maníaca, que asesina sin piedad a su familia obedeciendo un inescrutable mandato divino. Directamente implicado en esta siniestra trama, destaca el personaje de Carwin, «el biloquista», un ser dotado de una facultad afín a la ventriloquía que le permite proyectar su voz a distancia, creando así un efecto de bilocación.… (más)

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