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1 online resource (108 pages) : illustrations |
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Hawthorne's Wilderness: Nature and Puritanism in Hawthorne's The Scarlett Letter and ""Young Goodman Brown""; Content; 1 Introduction; 2 Historical Background; 2.1 The Puritans; 2.1.1 The Rise of Puritanism in England; 2.1.2 Puritanism in North America; 2.1.3 Puritan Beliefs; 2.2 The Concept of Nature in Western History; 3 Hawthorne -- Man and Writer; 3.1 Biography; 3.2 The "absurd misconception" of Nathaniel Hawthorne; 3.3 Nathaniel Hawthorne, "lover of nature"; 3.4 Hawthorne, Hathorne, and God; 3.4.1 The Burden of Puritan Legacy; 3.4.2 Mr God, This is Nathaniel |
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3.4.3 Religion and Puritanism in Hawthorne's Works3.5 Symbolism and Moral in Hawthorne's Tales; 4 Consulting Major Works; 4.1 The Reason of Choice; 4.2 The Dilemma of Young Goodman Brown; 4.2.1 The Validity of Names; 4.2.2 The Devil along the Path; 4.2.3 Devout Sinners; 4.2.4 Light and Darkness; 4.2.4.1 The Sun upon Salem; 4.2.4.2 The Darkness of the Forest; 4.2.5 The Mocking Forest; 4.2.6 Puritanism Upside Down; 4.3 Reading The Scarlet Letter; 4.3.1 What's in a Name?; 4.3.2 The Color Palette of The Scarlet Letter; 4.3.3 Light and Darkness; 4.3.3.2 Mirror, Mirror |
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4.3.4 Waters of the Past and Future4.3.4.1 The Blue Babbling of a Brook; 4.3.4.2 The Freedom of the Ocean; 4.3.4.3 Godly Waters; 4.3.5 Symbols in the Air; 4.3.5.1 A Breath of Fresh Air; 4.3.5.2 Free as a Bird; 4.3.6 Between Heathen Forest and Cultivated Land; 4.3.6.1 The Governor's Pride; 4.3.6.2 The Capabilities of Forest Wilderness; 4.3.6.3 The In-Between; 4.3.7 Say It with Flowers; 4.3.7.1 Cemetery, Prison, and a Shrub; 4.3.7.2 A Bouquet of Flowers and Pearls; 4.3.7.3 Tainted Flowers; 4.3.8 Moss-Covered Memories; 4.3.9 The Letter Unfolded; 4.3.10 The Letter Concluded |
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4.4 The Scarlet Letter of Young Goodman Brown5 Conclusion; Works Cited; Picture Credits |
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Hauptbeschreibung Nathaniel Hawthorne is one of America's most noted and highly praised writers, and a key figure in US literature. Although, he struggled to become an acknowledged author for most parts of his life, his work ""stands in the limelight of the American literary consciousness"" (Graham 5). For he is a direct descendant of Massachusetts Bay colonists in the Puritan era of the 17th and 18th century, New England served as a lifelong preoccupation for Hawthorne, and inspired many of his best-known stories. Hence, in order to understand the author and his work, it is cr |
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"Disseminate knowledge"--Cover |
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English |
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864. Scarlet letter.
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864. Young Goodman Brown.
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Scarlet letter (Hawthorne, Nathaniel) fast |
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Young Goodman Brown (Hawthorne, Nathaniel) fast |
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Puritans in literature.
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Nature in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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Nature in literature
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Puritans in literature
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English.
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Languages & Literatures.
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American Literature.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783954895441 |
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3954895447 |
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3954890445 |
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9783954890446 |
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