The Blithedale romance

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Author

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Publication

1983 - Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, England

Language

English

Word Count

76,381 words, Calculated

Page Count

260 pages

Identifiers

ISBN-100140390286
ISBN-139780140390285
LibraryThing38462
Goodreads825881
Library of Congress Control Number83008031

and 4 more

OCLC Control Number9464729
OCLC Control Number16512931
Better World Books9780140390285
Open LibraryOL3166059M

Classifications

DDC813/.3
LCCPS1855 .A1 1983
LCCPS1855 .A1 1986

Description

A superb depiction of a utopian community that cannot survive the individual passions of its members. In language that is suggestive and often erotic, Nathaniel Hawthorne tells a tale of failed possibilities and multiple personal betrayals as he explores the contrasts between what his characters espouse and what they actually experience in an 'ideal' community. A theme of unrealized sexual possibilities serves as a counterpoint to the other failures at Blithedale: class and sex distinctions are not eradicated, and communal work on the farm proves personally unrewarding and economically disastrous. Based in part on Hawthorne's own experiences at Brook Farm, an experimental socialist community, The Blithedale Romance is especially timely in light of renewed interest in self-sufficient and other cooperative societies.