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| − | ( | + | ''(Did you mean [[Charles N. Brown]], the founder of ''[[Locus]]''?)'' |
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| − | His Wieland (1798) is considered to be the first American gothic novel. | + | (January 17, 1771 – February 22, 1810) |
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| + | '''Charles Brockden Brown''', an [[American]] [[novel]]ist, is widely regarded by scholars as the most important U.S. writer before James Fenimore Cooper. His ''Wieland, or, The Transformation'' (1798) is considered to be the first American [[gothic]] novel. In 2009, The Library of America included Brown’s short story "Somnambulism: A Fragment" in its two-century retrospective of American Fantastic Tales, edited by [[Peter Straub]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:51, 25 March 2023
(Did you mean Charles N. Brown, the founder of Locus?)
(January 17, 1771 – February 22, 1810)
Charles Brockden Brown, an American novelist, is widely regarded by scholars as the most important U.S. writer before James Fenimore Cooper. His Wieland, or, The Transformation (1798) is considered to be the first American gothic novel. In 2009, The Library of America included Brown’s short story "Somnambulism: A Fragment" in its two-century retrospective of American Fantastic Tales, edited by Peter Straub.
| Person | 1771—1810 |
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