{"product_id":"wieland-or-the-transformation-9780872209756","title":"Wieland or The Transformation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA tale that leads from ventriloquism and mania to a family murder and emotional breakdown. It ties revolutionary-era Gothic themes to struggles over the politics of Enlightenment on both sides of the Atlantic. It includes Brown's \"Memoirs of Carwin\" the \"Biloquist\" and writings on Cicero.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn impressive edition . . . the most thoroughly satisfying historical and literary contextualization for the novel that I've ever encountered. Shapiro and Barnard offer a rich transatlantic artistic and ideological context that helps pull the whole novel into coherent focus. The footnotes to the novel are incredibly thorough, helpful, and interesting. . . . This Hackett edition of \u003ci\u003eWieland\u003c\/i\u003e [is] the freshest and most topical of those now available. --Dana D. Nelson, Vanderbilt University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 'related texts' are impressive . . . This edition gives a fresh perspective on sources.  \u003ci\u003eWieland\u003c\/i\u003e's Germanic literary influences are shown to subvert the conservative aims of the ideas of Enlightened Absolutism, practised by Frederick the Great.  Gottfried Burger's influential poem, \u003ci\u003eLenore\u003c\/i\u003e, extracts from German horror and Illuminati novel, and the writings of Christoph Martin Wieland (whose name Brown borrowed) deepen our understanding of Brown's progressive politics as displayed in this novel.--Max Fincher, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hackett Publishing Co, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884893385047,"sku":"9780872209756","price":35.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780872209756.jpg?v=1722533942","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/wieland-or-the-transformation-9780872209756","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}