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Fact vs. Fancy in Hawthorne's "Old News I": The Boston Newspapers of 1739.
- Source :
- Nathaniel Hawthorne Review; Fall2018, Vol. 44 Issue 1/2, p14-44, 31p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- "Fact vs. Fancy" details the extent of Nathaniel Hawthorne's use of four specific newspapers from 1739--the Boston Weekly News-Letter, the Boston Gazette, the New England Weekly Journal, and the Boston Evening-Post--as source material for his sketch "Old News I." Demonstrating the care with which Hawthorne drew from the papers, the essay also proposes a likely timeline for the composition of "Old News I," sets it within the context of Hawthorne's early experimentation with forms and sources, and argues that it likely began as a part of Hawthorne's Provincial Tales project. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08904197
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 1/2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Nathaniel Hawthorne Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 136738615
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5325/nathhawtrevi.44.1-2.0014