Catharine Maria Sedgwick (1789–1867)
Forfatter af Hope Leslie: or, Early Times in the Massachusetts
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Often called by her contemporaries "the American Maria Edgeworth," Sedgwick was the author of 6 novels, nearly 100 sketches and tales, as well as several other books of moral instruction and uplift. Born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, a member of a prominent New England family, Sedgwick wrote her vis mere first novel, A New-England Tale (1822), to illustrate those domestic virtues that she thought were essential for the well-being of the young nation. But her real importance to American literature is indicated by the subtitle of that book: Sketches of New-England Character and Manners. An important forerunner to the local-color movement following the Civil War, Sedgwick paid particular attention to regional details, particularly in manners and speech, in her realistic depiction of character and place. Hope Leslie; or, Early Times in the Massachusetts (1827), Sedgwick's third novel, is generally regarded as her best book. This is not to say that her other writings, especially her fiction, are unworthy of attention. Sedgwick's oeuvre, which is impressive, has been characterized by Mary Kelley, one of Sedgwick's most astute readers, in this manner: "Tangled romances, satires denigrating fashionable society, tributes to contented spinsters, portraits of New England villages, chronicles of ideal marriages, are all handled with stylistic clarity, subtle wit, and unusual grace." (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
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Værker af Catharine Maria Sedgwick
The Power of Her Sympathy: The Autobiography and Journal of Catherine Maria Sedgwick (1993) — Forfatter — 12 eksemplarer
THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF CATHARINE M. SEDGWICK. Edited by Mary E. Dewey. Portrait on Steel and Frontispiece. (2010) 5 eksemplarer
A love token for children 4 eksemplarer
The Linwoods, or, Sixty Years Since in America, Volume II (Large Print Edition) (2004) 4 eksemplarer
Morals of manners; or, Hints for our young people 3 eksemplarer
Letters from abroad to kindred at home 3 eksemplarer
Stories for Young Persons 2 eksemplarer
Home 2 eksemplarer
Means and Ends 2 eksemplarer
Tales and Sketches 1 eksemplar
"A Reminiscence of Federalism" 1 eksemplar
"Cacoethes Scribendi" 1 eksemplar
Charles Sedgwick's Letters 1 eksemplar
Pretty Little Stories for Pretty Little People 1 eksemplar
Letters from Abroad, Volumes I and II 1 eksemplar
Home Stories or Pleasant Tales 1 eksemplar
Poetical Remains of Lucretia M. Davidson 1 eksemplar
A New England Tale and Miscellanies 1 eksemplar
Facts and Fancies 1 eksemplar
Wilton Harvey (Tales and Sketches II) 1 eksemplar
Mary Hollis an original tale 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
The Heath Anthology of American Literature, Volume 1 (1990) — Bidragyder, nogle udgaver — 255 eksemplarer
Old Maids: Short Stories by Nineteenth Century U.S. Women Writers (1984) — Bidragyder — 17 eksemplarer
La nueva mujer: Relatos de escritoras estadounidenses del siglo XIX — Bidragyder — 1 eksemplar
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- Fødselsdato
- 1789-12-28
- Dødsdag
- 1867-07-31
- Begravelsessted
- Stockbridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Køn
- female
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Fødested
- Stockbridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Dødssted
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Bopæl
- Stockbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Lenox, Massachusetts, USA - Uddannelse
- finishing school
- Erhverv
- novelist
short story writer
translator
autobiographer - Relationer
- Sedgwick, Theodore (father)
Sedgwick, Susan Anne Ridley (sister-in-law) - Kort biografi
- Although one of the pre-eminent female novelists of her day, Catharine Maria Sedgwick is now mostly forgotten except for her 1827 book Hope Leslie and her autobiography. She published more than 100 short stories and sketches as well as biographies, religious works, novellas, travelogues, advice books, and books for children.
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