23 English eng Bennett, Bridget Contributor <p><em data-start="22" data-end="94">“The Silence Surrounding the Hut”: Architecture and Absence in Wieland</em> analyzes the role of architecture and physical space in <span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline">Wieland</span> by <span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline">Charles Brockden Brown</span>. The article explores how structures such as huts, houses, and isolated spaces symbolize psychological tension, secrecy, and absence within the novel. It examines the relationship between architecture, silence, fear, and identity in early American Gothic literature. The study argues that empty or marginal spaces in the novel reflect deeper anxieties about family, religion, communication, and social instability in the early United States.<br></p> University of North Carolina Press 2018 pdf ISSN 0012-8163 American Literary Studies “The Silence Surrounding the Hut”: Architecture and Absence in Wieland mixed material University of North Carolina Press