Moreover, as the first in a series of volumes, this volume offers, as well, a note on the principles and procedures guiding the editing of all works in the Bicentennial Edition. Also appended are photographs of the notebook pages containing Brown's "Outline" of Wieland, along with our transcription of it. Reid discusses the copy-texts for the present edition, the transmission of the texts, and the editorial decisions that have been based on these considerations. Wieland, published in 1798, is a gothic novel, but it’s more than that. American literature scarcely existed in the late 18th century when Charles Brockden Brown made the bold decision to pursue a literary career. The Historical Essay by Alexander Cowie, which follows the texts, discusses the facts surrounding the composition, publication, and reception of both works and their place in America's literary history, and the Textual Essay by S.W. Wieland, or, The Transformation, An American Tale is a remarkable book for a number of reasons. Swords in New York and published there by Hocquet Caritat in 1798, and the installments of "Carwin" that appeared in the Literary Magazine in Philadelphia in 1803, 1804, and 1805. The texts are based on the first printings: the book edition of Wieland printed by T. This first volume in Kent State University's Bicentennial Edition of the Novels and Related Works of Charles Brockden Brown presents critical texts of Brown's first published novel, Wieland, and of the fragment, "Carwin," which he began in 1798 as a companion-piece to his novel.
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