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William Hill Brown (1765-1793) was an American poet, dramatist and novelist who anonymously published "The Power of Sympathy," considered to be the first American novel. The son of a prominent clockmaker, Brown received his education at a Boston boy's school. His literary spark and encouragement came from his step-aunt, Catherine Byles. While living in Boston, Brown lived directly across the street from a famous Boston family, the Anthorp-Mortons, who became the center of a local scandal in 1788. Frances Anthorp committed suicide after she was discovered to be having an affair with her brother-in-law, Perez Morton. "The Power of Sympathy," based on this infamous Boston scandal, follows a sentimental writing style developed by Samuel Richardson. This epistolary novel about tragic, incestuous love began a flood of other sentimental novels from its popularity. Because it has the distinction of being the first book-length work written and issued in America, the novel has received critical attention since its publication.
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The Power of Sympathy, William Hill Brown
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2011
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- Titel
- The Power of Sympathy
- Untertitel
- Or, the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- William Hill Brown
- Verlag
- Digireads.com
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2011
- Einband
- Paperback
- Seitenzahl
- 89
- ISBN10
- 1420940449
- ISBN13
- 9781420940442
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- Kategorien
- Schlagwörter
- Weltliteratur, Amerikanische Literatur
- Beschreibung
- William Hill Brown (1765-1793) was an American poet, dramatist and novelist who anonymously published "The Power of Sympathy," considered to be the first American novel. The son of a prominent clockmaker, Brown received his education at a Boston boy's school. His literary spark and encouragement came from his step-aunt, Catherine Byles. While living in Boston, Brown lived directly across the street from a famous Boston family, the Anthorp-Mortons, who became the center of a local scandal in 1788. Frances Anthorp committed suicide after she was discovered to be having an affair with her brother-in-law, Perez Morton. "The Power of Sympathy," based on this infamous Boston scandal, follows a sentimental writing style developed by Samuel Richardson. This epistolary novel about tragic, incestuous love began a flood of other sentimental novels from its popularity. Because it has the distinction of being the first book-length work written and issued in America, the novel has received critical attention since its publication.