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Chapter 2: Early
American Literature 1700-1800
Susanna Haswell
Rowson
1762-1824
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Paul P. Reuben
October 15, 2016
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Known as the first
best-selling American author, Rowson is generally ignored today by
the print media and rarely taught in American literature survey
courses. Her popular novel Charlotte Temple shows character
development and employs the popular themes of seduction and betrayal.
This is probably the first American novel written specifically for
women readers. She remains an important literary figure in the early
years after the American revolution.
Primary
Works
Victoria, A
novel, 1786; Mentoria, or the Young Ladies' Friend,
1791; Charlotte, a Tale of Truth (London, 1791; US, 1794;
later known as Charlotte Temple);
The Inquisitor; or, Invisible Rambler, 1793; Rebecca,
or, The Fille de Chambre (London, 1792; US, 1794); Trials
of the Human Heart, 1795; Reuben and Rachel, or Tales of
Old Times, 1798; Sarah; or, The Exemplary Wife, 1813;
Charlotte's Daughter; or, The Three Orphans. A Sequel to
Charlotte Temple, 1828.
Selected
Bibliography 1980-Present
Davidson, Cathy N.
Revolution and the Word: The Rise of the American Novel in
America. NY: Oxford UP, 1986.
Elliott, Emory. ed.
American Writers of the Early Republic. Detroit: Gale,
1985.
Parker, Patricia L.
Susanna Rowson. Boston: Twayne, 1986. PS2736 .R3 Z74
Schöpp, Joseph.
"Liberty's Sons and Daughters: Susanna Haswell Rowson's and Royall
Tyler's Algerine Captives." in Schmidt, Klaus H., and Fritz
Fleischman. eds. Early America Re-Explored: New Readings in
Colonial, Early National, and Antebellum Culture. NY:
2000.
Showalter, Elaine. ed.
The Vintage Book of American Women Writers. NY: Vintage,
2011.
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"Chapter 2: Susanna Haswell Rowson." PAL: Perspectives in
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