{"product_id":"citizens-of-somewhere-else-dan-e-mccall-9780801436406","title":"Citizens of Somewhere Else","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I am a citizen of somewhere else,\" proclaimed Nathaniel Hawthorne in his preface to \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003c\/i\u003e. In many ways, Henry James shared that citizenship. Intrigued by their resolute stance as outsiders, Dan McCall here reassesses these two quintessentially American writers. He focuses on their works and on their connections to American history and culture.Adopting an informal, conversational tone, McCall invites us to join him in a reading of some of Hawthorne's and James's masterpieces--not only \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Portrait of a Lady\u003c\/i\u003e but their great short stories, extensive notebooks, and other novels as well. He explains the significance of James's book, \u003ci\u003eHawthorne\u003c\/i\u003e, shows the influence of Emerson on both writers, and conveys throughout James's imaginative debt to Hawthorne. He concludes by comparing their views on what it means to be an American writer.More than a knowledgeable and sensitive guide to two great American literary figures, \u003ci\u003eCitizens of Somewhere Else\u003c\/i\u003e offers keen observations about reading in general and the way literature is taught in colleges and universities today--suggesting that modern critics are often more concerned with their own agendas than with the substance of the works they analyze. Through McCall's eyes we gain a renewed appreciation both of James and Hawthorne and of the insights that criticism can bring to literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dan E. McCall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801436400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801436406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.74h x 5.80w x 1.13d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/24\/1999 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/1999 pg. 79","brand":"Dan E. McCall","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065130266879,"sku":"9780801436406","price":57.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_69c39de3-0ca6-4920-838b-712662d33c34.jpg?v=1768673191","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/citizens-of-somewhere-else-dan-e-mccall-9780801436406","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}