The Power of Sympathy and the Coquette (Penguin Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (819 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0140434682 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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"THE POWER OF RIDICULOUSNESS" according to T.R. Catanzarite. "The Power of Sympathy" was written to support the view of 18th century Americans, the early period after the Revolution, that the health of the American Republic depended on the moral virtue of women! The status of women is so different now, that when I realized the premise of the book I nearly rolled off the couch where I was reading it in laughter. In terms of late 18th century America, all contemporary American women are whores, and the Republic is damaged beyond repair. This might be true enough. I would not know how to rate the book and the political issues it raises as either pathetic or sublime!. ""About the Author" section incorrect" according to Jenny. The information under the "About the Author" section is incorrect. The author of "The Power of Sympathy" is William Hill Brown (November 1765 – September 2, 179"About the Author" section incorrect The information under the "About the Author" section is incorrect. The author of "The Power of Sympathy" is William Hill Brown (November 1765 – September 2, 1793) not William Wells Brown (181"About the Author" section incorrect Jenny The information under the "About the Author" section is incorrect. The author of "The Power of Sympathy" is William Hill Brown (November 1765 – September 2, 1793) not William Wells Brown (1814–1884)" that Amazon posted. The author wasn't a slave, but born the son of a clockmaker in Boston. Wiliam Hill Brown went on to energize funding for UNC Chapel Hill.The Rating system is insufficient to truly capture the importance and essence of this first novel in America. But I'd give it 3 stars for the prose.. –188"About the Author" section incorrect Jenny The information under the "About the Author" section is incorrect. The author of "The Power of Sympathy" is William Hill Brown (November 1765 – September 2, 1793) not William Wells Brown (1814–1884)" that Amazon posted. The author wasn't a slave, but born the son of a clockmaker in Boston. Wiliam Hill Brown went on to energize funding for UNC Chapel Hill.The Rating system is insufficient to truly capture the importance and essence of this first novel in America. But I'd give it 3 stars for the prose.. )" that Amazon posted. The author wasn't a slave, but born the son of a clockmaker in Boston. Wiliam Hill Brown went on to energize funding for UNC Chapel Hill.The Rating system is insufficient to truly capture the importance and essence of this first novel in America. But I'd give it 3 stars for the prose.. ) not William Wells Brown (181"About the Author" section incorrect Jenny The information under the "About the Author" section is incorrect. The author of "The Power of Sympathy" is William Hill Brown (November 1765 – September 2, 1793) not William Wells Brown (1814–1884)" that Amazon posted. The author wasn't a slave, but born the son of a clockmaker in Boston. Wiliam Hill Brown went on to energize funding for UNC Chapel Hill.The Rating system is insufficient to truly capture the importance and essence of this first novel in America. But I'd give it 3 stars for the prose.. –188"About the Author" section incorrect Jenny The information under the "About the Author" section is incorrect. The author of "The Power of Sympathy" is William Hill Brown (November 1765 – September 2, 1793) not William Wells Brown (1814–1884)" that Amazon posted. The author wasn't a slave, but born the son of a clockmaker in Boston. Wiliam Hill Brown went on to energize funding for UNC Chapel Hill.The Rating system is insufficient to truly capture the importance and essence of this first novel in America. But I'd give it 3 stars for the prose.. )" that Amazon posted. The author wasn't a slave, but born the son of a clockmaker in Boston. Wiliam Hill Brown went on to energize funding for UNC Chapel Hill.The Rating system is insufficient to truly capture the importance and essence of this first novel in America. But I'd give it "About the Author" section incorrect The information under the "About the Author" section is incorrect. The author of "The Power of Sympathy" is William Hill Brown (November 1765 – September 2, 1793) not William Wells Brown (181"About the Author" section incorrect Jenny The information under the "About the Author" section is incorrect. The author of "The Power of Sympathy" is William Hill Brown (November 1765 – September 2, 1793) not William Wells Brown (1814–1884)" that Amazon posted. The author wasn't a slave, but born the son of a clockmaker in Boston. Wiliam Hill Brown went on to energize funding for UNC Chapel Hill.The Rating system is insufficient to truly capture the importance and essence of this first novel in America. But I'd give it 3 stars for the prose.. –188"About the Author" section incorrect Jenny The information under the "About the Author" section is incorrect. The author of "The Power of Sympathy" is William Hill Brown (November 1765 – September 2, 1793) not William Wells Brown (1814–1884)" that Amazon posted. The author wasn't a slave, but born the son of a clockmaker in Boston. Wiliam Hill Brown went on to energize funding for UNC Chapel Hill.The Rating system is insufficient to truly capture the importance and essence of this first novel in America. But I'd give it 3 stars for the prose.. )" that Amazon posted. The author wasn't a slave, but born the son of a clockmaker in Boston. Wiliam Hill Brown went on to energize funding for UNC Chapel Hill.The Rating system is insufficient to truly capture the importance and essence of this first novel in America. But I'd give it 3 stars for the prose.. stars for the prose.. Quintessence Wonderful timing, quick and professional. 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A novel about the dangers of succumbing to sexual temptations and the rewards of resistance, it was meant to promote women's moral rectitude, and the letters through which the story is told are filled with advice on the proper relationships between the sexes. William Hill Brown's The Power of Sympathy reflects eighteenth-century America's preoccupation with the role of women as safekeepers of the country's morality. From the Back Cover Written in epistolary form and drawn from actual events, The Power of Sympathy (1789) and The Coquette (1797) were two of the earliest novels published in America. Their letters trace their relationship from its romantic beginnings to the transgression that inevitably brings their exclusion from proper society. . In her Introduction, Carla Mulford discusses the novels' importance in the development of American literature and as vivid reflections of the goal t
During his prolific literary career, Brown was a pioneer in several different genres, including travel writing, fiction, and drama. . William Wells Brown (1814–1884) was born a slave, escaped to the North and then to England, and became one of the most prominent abolitionists of his time
Written in epistolary form and drawn from actual events, Brown’s The Power of Sympathy (1789) and Foster’s The Coquette (1797) were two of the earliest novels published in the United States. Both novels reflect the eighteenth-century preoccupation with the role of women as safekeepers of the young country’s morality.