The Damnation of Theron Ware: Or Illumination

A Faustian tale ending in uncertain redemption - a candid inquiry into the intertwinings of religious and sexual fervour. This tale of an ordinary man depicts, on a larger scale, the fall of intellectual America from innocence to knowledge at the end of the 19th century. A candid inquiry into the intertwining of religious and sexual fervor, and a telling portrait of the United States at the end of the nineteenth century, this novel foreshadows the rise of naturalism in American literature. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.