{"product_id":"9781411467705","title":"Damnation of Theron Ware (Barnes \u0026 Noble Digital Library)","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.\u003c\/b\u003e  One of the most riveting examples of American literary realism, \u003ci\u003eThe Damnation of Theron Ware\u003c\/i\u003e insightfully captures the unsettling religious, scientific, philosophical, and sexual transitions American society underwent in the late nineteenth century. Theron Ware, a naïve Methodist minister, becomes sexually attracted to Celia Madden, daughter of the town's richest resident, and is intellectually seduced by her friends, including the town's Catholic priest and a reclusive scientist. Intoxicated by the strange ideas of his new friends, Theron Ware eagerly trades in his former innocence and faith for a conspicuously \"modern\" set of ideas and beliefs he only vaguely understands. What first appears to be illumination is ultimately \"damnation\" for Ware, as he abandons all beliefs for a shallow pursuit of power and financial success.","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126429106416,"sku":"9781411467705","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781411467705_p0.jpg?v=1769897458","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781411467705","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}