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Written in 1835, Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" is a gripping portrayal of seventeenth-century Puritan society. Though recognized as a work of fiction, Hawthorne's tale accurately captures the paranoia surrounding the Salem witch trials. In this volume of essays, leading critics analyze Hawthorne's classic story as it relates to gender, Puritanism, Eden, and the American psyche. Book jacket.Bloom, Harold is the author of 'Young Goodman Brown', published 2005 under ISBN 9780791081242 and ISBN 0791081249.
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