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The Politics of Hawthorne's Literary Reputation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9289555 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jane Tompkins (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 617-617 |
| Publication date | 1984-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0678 • E-ISSN: 1080-6490 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2712864 |
| OpenAlex | W2330091862 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
THE CLASSIC DEFINITION OF A CLASSIC, AS A WORK THAT HAS WITHSTOOD THE TEST time, was formulated by Samuel Johnson in his Preface to Shakespeare. Where productions genius are concerned, wrote Johnson, of which the excellence is not absolute and definite but gradual and comparative, . . no other test can be applied than length duration and continuance esteem. Once a great author has outlived his century, he continues
Art · Art history · Literature · Political science · Politics · Reputation · Social science · Sociology · Cultural Studies and Interdisciplinary Research · Historical and Literary Studies · History · Law
History and Memory in the Dead Sea Scrolls
Nathaniel Hawthorne in Context
Hawthorne and the Visual Arts
Hawthorne and Print Culture
Hawthorne in Italy
Hawthorne and the American Romance
Hawthorne and the American Revolution
Hawthorne’s Biographers
Hawthorne and the City
Hawthorne and the American Magazine of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge
Hawthorne and Religion
Hawthorne’s Literary Sketches
Hawthorne’s Writings for Children
The Goodreads “Classics”
Recognition and Renown
Reputational Entrepreneurs and the Memory of Incompetence
Leaving the jargons
Making Literary Reputations in China and Taiwan
| Citations per year | 0.47 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1988 - 2025 (38) |
| Highly cited | No |