In Hawthornes Shadow

Author : Samuel Chase Coale
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813185939
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In Hawthorne's Shadow written by Samuel Chase Coale and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The world is so sad and solemn," wrote Nathaniel Hawthorne, "that things meant in jest are liable, by an overwhelming influence, to become dreadful earnest; gaily dressed fantasies turning to ghostly and black-clad images of themselves." From the radical dualism of Hawthorne's vision, Samuel Coale argues, springs a continuing tradition in the American novel. In Hawthorne's Shadow is the first critical study to describe precisely the formal shape of Hawthorne's psychological romance and to explore his themes and images in relation to such contemporary writers as John Cheever, Norman Mailer, Joan Didion, John Gardner, Joyce Carol Oates, William Styron, and John Updike. When viewed from this perspective, certain writers—particularly Cheever, Mailer, Oates, and Gardner—appear in a new and very different light, leading to a considerable reevaluation of their achievement and their place in American fiction. Mr. Coale's long interviews and conversations with John Cheever, John Gardner, William Styron, and others have provided insights and perspectives that make this book particularly valuable to students of contemporary American literature. Coale links contemporary writers to an on-going American romantic tradition, represented by such earlier authors as Melville, Harold Frederic, Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor, and Carson McCullers. He explores the distinctly Manichean matter of much American romance, linking it to America's Puritan past and to the almost schizophrenic dynamics of American culture in general. Finally, he reexamines the post-modernist writers in light of Hawthorne's "shadow" and shows that, however similar they may be in some ways, they differ remarkably from the previous American romantic tradition.

Author : Janet Lunn
Publisher : Penguin Group
ISBN 13 : 0307367487
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shadow in Hawthorn Bay written by Janet Lunn and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 2011-01-28 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic children’s book for every Canadian family to treasure for all time – a story of mystery and young love in a richly detailed Canadian historical setting. From the winner of the Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature comes one of Canada’s best-loved, bestselling books for young readers. In the award-winning follow-up to the beloved children’s classic, The Root Cellar, Janet Lunn brings us an enthralling historical tale of Celtic magic, kindred spirits and the struggles of pioneer life in Upper Canada. Shadow in Hawthorn Bay introduces fifteen-year-old Mary Urquhart, a Scottish girl with a special gift – the gift of “second sight”. One morning, in the spring of 1815, Mary hears her beloved cousin Duncan calling desperately for her help. But Duncan is 3,000 miles away in Upper Canada, and to journey to him means leaving the safety and comfort of home for an unknown wilderness. Answering the call, Mary finds herself battling dark forces in a foreign land. But as she struggles for her survival and independence, she unexpectedly finds friendship – with cheerful Yankee Patty, with Owena, the quiet Indian who recognizes the healing powers in her, and with Luke – so different from “Duncan the black.”

Author : Deanna Fernie
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 9780754654797
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hawthorne, Sculpture, and the Question of American Art written by Deanna Fernie and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyzing sculpture in Hawthorne's fiction through the recurring motif of the fragment, in its double guise as ruin and project, Deanna Fernie establishes the intellectual contexts for her study through a discussion of sculpture and fragmentary form as revealed in American, British, and Continental thought. Her book will be an important text not only for American literature scholars but also for anyone interested in British and Continental Romanticism and the intersections of art and literature.

Author : Samuel Coale
Publisher : Camden House
ISBN 13 : 1571133631
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Entanglements of Nathaniel Hawthorne written by Samuel Coale and published by Camden House. This book was released on 2011 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The process of Hawthorne's scholarly canonization, and the ongoing critical and cultural discourse on his works. Nathaniel Hawthorne, celebrated in his own day for sketches that now seem sentimental, came only gradually to be fully appreciated for what his friend Herman Melville diagnosed as the "power of blackness" in his fiction - the complex moral grappling with sin and guilt. By the 1850s, Hawthorne had already been accepted into the American canon, and since then, his works - especially The Scarlet Letter -- have remained ubiquitous in American culture. Along with this has come an explosion of Hawthorne criticism, from New Criticism, New Historicism, and Cultural Studies to queer theory, feminist scholarship, and transatlantic criticism, that shows no signs of slowing. This book charts Hawthorne's canonization and the ongoing critical discourse, drawing on two senses of "entanglement." First the sense from quantum physics, which allows us to see what were once seen as strict dualisms in Hawthorne as more complex relations where the poles of the would-be dualities play off of and affect each other; second, the sense of critics being tangled up in, caught up in, Hawthorne the man and his work and in previous critics' views of him. Charting the course of Hawthorne criticism as well as his place in popular culture, this book sheds light also on the culture in which his reception has occurred. Samuel Chase Coale is Professor of American Literature and Culture at Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts.

Author : Richard E. Mezo
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1581120567
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hawthorne's the Marble Faun written by Richard E. Mezo and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 1999-05 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its publication in 1860, critics have questioned the artistic value of Hawthorne's The Marble Faun. A revival of critical interest during the 1950's and 1960's has done little to change a generally unfavorable opinion of the work. With a few notable exceptions, most recent critics believe The Marble Faun to be inferior to Hawthorne's other completed romances. Such opinions, however, usually seem to be based upon the personal taste of the individual critic rather than upon any sort of objective artistic standards. The purpose of this study is to examine and evaluate the various critical approaches to The Marble Faun. These interpretations provide the basis for a re-appraisal of the work. A study of the structure, the main themes, and the characters of The Marble Faun reveals that it is not an inferior work of art. In many respects, The Marble Faun reflects the maturity of Hawthorne's artistic and philosophical beliefs. The Marble Faun is a work capable of standing on its own merits. Some critics have misunderstood Hawthorne's aesthetic principles. Hawthorne thought that art should be used to suggest moral values. The power of art, he believed, was in its suggestiveness. The creation of an ideal beauty which has no exact counterpart in the material world suggests the reality of an unknowable divine providence. However, the value of a work of art depends upon the mood of the viewer. The viewer must assist the artist with his sympathy and imagination in an act of continual creation. The work of art will reflect back only those qualities which are brought to it by the viewer. Hawthorne's view of life is similar to the philosophy expressed by modern Christian existentialists. Throughout his writings, Hawthorne's concern for humanity is evident. In The Marble Faun, Hawthorne explores a problem which has become almost an obsession of modern man. This problem is the question of man's moral position in what seems to be a meaningless, if not hostile, universe. The most important theme of The Marble Faun is a consideration of the consequences of man's alienation from other men, from God, and from nature. The structure and the themes of The Marble Faun are developed through the actions of the major characters. Hilda, Miriam, Donatello, and Kenyon are each transformed by a fall from relative innocence into a world of suffering humanity. Donatello's transformation from faun to man is more striking than the transformations of the other three characters, and it is his fall which leads to the question of the felix culpa. Although Hilda and Kenyon are ultimately less mature characters than Donatello and Miriam, they also benefit from their experiences in Rome. Hawthorne's belief in the brotherhood of all men is demonstrated by the experiences of the major characters in The Marble Faun. Whether or not it is their wish, each of these characters must accept the responsibility for his own actions and each must become involved with humanity. It is Hawthorne's deep concern for the human condition, profoundly expressed in his art, which makes The Marble Faun a work of enduring importance to our civilization.

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Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Critic : Hawthorne Number, July 1904 written by and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sydney Hawthorn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781734900422
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Awakening Shadows written by Sydney Hawthorn and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-28 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Princess. A Warrior. A Slave. A kingdom falling to ruin. And a Queen meant to save them all. Navarre has been at peace for three hundred years, the prophecies of the promised princess no more than a whispered memory of the past. Sheltered from the world around her, naïve Princess Joseline is no stranger to the responsibility and isolation of being heir. But when an attack on her eighteenth birthday reveals the looming return of the legendary demon king, shattering every protective boundary around her, Joseline is thrown full force into the long-forgotten prophecy and the role she plays in his demise. Saved from Aeron's clutches by a secret organization of warriors trained to protect her, Joseline is forced to choose between her curiosity to understand their motives and her duty to her people's safety. Swept into the impending war threatening her country, Joseline must learn at all costs not only to fight, but to control the ancient magical power awakening within her. Her life and the lives of her people depend on it.

Author : Larry J. Reynolds
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195124138
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Historical Guide to Nathaniel Hawthorne written by Larry J. Reynolds and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001-07-19 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction, Larry J. Reynolds1. Marble and Mud: A Biographical Sketch, Brenda Wineapple2. Mysteries of Mesmerism: Hawthorne's Haunted House, Samuel Coale3. Hawthorne and Children in the Nineteenth Century: Daughters, Flowers, Stories, Gillian Brown4. Hawthorne and the Visual Arts, Rita K. Gollin5. Nathaniel Hawthorne and the Slavery Question, Jean Fagan Yellin6. Illustrated Chronology7. Hawthorne and History: A Bibliographical Essay, Leland S. PersonContributorsIndex.

Author : Harold Bloom
Publisher : Infobase Learning
ISBN 13 : 1438140061
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The House of the Seven Gables - Nathaniel Hawthorne written by Harold Bloom and published by Infobase Learning. This book was released on 2013 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a collection of critical essays on Hawthorne's The house of the seven gables.

Author : Nathaniel Hawthorne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne: The scarlet letter. The house of the seven gables written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: