Hawthorne, gender, and death : Christianity and its discontents /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Weldon, Roberta, 1945-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Hawthorne, Nathaniel, > 1804-1864 > Criticism and interpretation. Death in literature. Mourning customs in literature. Death > Social aspects > United States > History > 19th century. Christianity and literature > United States > History > 19th century. Sex role in literature. Ethics in literature.
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Table of Contents:

Unholy dying in The scarlet letter
"The custom-house," the secular pilgrim, and the happy death
"Familial immortality" and the "dying of death" in The house of the seven gables
From melancholy to mourning: death and politics in The Blithedale romance
"Intimate equality": sacrifice and death in The marble faun.