Wieland and Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (Penguin Classics)

Type

Book

Authors

Charles Brockden Brown

ISBN 10

0140390790

ISBN 13

9780140390797

Tags

Classics, Horror, Criticism & Theory, Literary

Description

A terrifying account of the fallibility of the human mind and, by extension, of democracy itself, Wieland brilliantly reflects the psychological, social, and political concerns of the early American republic. In the fragmentary sequel,Memoirs, Brown explores Carwin’s bizarre history as a manipulated disciple of the charismatic utopian Ludloe. - from Amzon

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