The Cambridge Introduction to Nathaniel HawthorneCambridge University Press, 2007 M04 5 - 144 pages As the author of The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne has been established as a major writer of the nineteenth century and the most prominent chronicler of New England and its colonial history. This introductory book for students coming to Hawthorne for the first time outlines his life and writings in a clear and accessible style. Leland S. Person also explains some of the significant cultural and social movements that influenced Hawthorne's most important writings: Puritanism, Transcendentalism and Feminism. The major works, including The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables and The Blithedale Romance, as well as Hawthorne's important short stories and non-fiction, are analysed in detail. The book also includes a brief history and survey of Hawthorne scholarship, with special emphasis on recent studies. Students of nineteenth-century American literature will find this a rewarding and engaging introduction to this remarkable writer. |
Contents
Section 1 | 16 |
Section 2 | 20 |
Section 3 | 21 |
Section 4 | 30 |
Section 5 | 33 |
Section 6 | 36 |
Section 7 | 44 |
Section 8 | 50 |
Section 9 | 58 |
Section 10 | 66 |
Section 11 | 91 |
Section 12 | 114 |
Section 13 | 116 |
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