Colonial American Fiction
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Guilt and Transgression in Roger Malvin's Burial
"Roger Malvin's Burial" examines the consequence of moral choice and the enigmatic nature of sinfulness. If humans are inherently evil, from whence does sin arise?
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Nathaniel Hawthorne's Roger Malvin's Burial
Nathaniel Hawthorne's tale juxtaposes the strikingly similar codes and expectations of a war-like, heroic society against the equally rigid moral demands of Christianity.
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The Rise of the American Gunfighter
"Roger Malvin's Burial" reflects an American heroic society whose roots originate in the violent civilizations of the past, a time when the gun replaces the sword.
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Across the Endless River
Thad Carhart, author of The Piano Shop on the Left Bank, released a new novel, Across the Endless River, in September 2009.
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On Anne Bradstreet's "The Flesh and the Spirit"
Colonial American poet Anne Bradstreet metaphorically and literally binds the concepts of humanness and Christian faith in her poem "The Flesh and the Spirit."
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Classism in My Kinsman, Major Molineux
Classism and social hierarchy are rarely discussed in criticism of Hawthorne. In the tale, an ugly reality of class discrimination simmers beneath revolutionary fervour.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne's My Kinsman Major Molineux
"My Kinsman, Major Molineux" examines the psychological dimensions of power and dictatorship upon colonized subjects. Published in 1831, it still offers stark insights.
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Faith in Young Goodman Brown
Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story "Young Goodman Brown" shows how sin not confronted can torment a person rob them of youth and happiness.
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Sin in Roger Malvin's Burial
In Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story "Roger Malvin's Burial," he shows how sin left unredeemed can torment a person to the brink of insanity.
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Pocahontas as First Piece of American Literature
John Smith may have been a lot of things, but he is usually not considered the father of the American literary canon. A closer look reveals that perhaps he should be,
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The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent
Historical novel about Colonial American family life around the time of the Salem Trials written by the ancestor of a condemned witch.
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