Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. A Note on Texts and References ix
5. Introduction xi
6. CHARLES BROCKDEN BROWN
7. I. Irreconcilable Oppositions 1
8. II. Metaphysic Wilderness 29
9. III. New World Genesis, or the Old Transformed 53
10. IV Great Plans: A Foreword to Ormond and Arthur Mervyn 97
11. V. Utopian Romance 112
12. VI. The Rise of Arthur Mervyn 134
13. VII. From Oedipus to Faust: An American Tale 160
14. Notes 179
15. Index 193