Tag Archives: Nathaniel Hawthorne The Scarlet Letter

vulnerabilities

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Dave

it is not hard to be convinced that Nathaniel Hawthorne was born to write in the manner of Dickens and Balzac. In The Blithedale Romance he did. There are gothic furbelows attached to the novel, also-spook stuff and mystifications to … Continue reading →

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something sad, terrific

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Dave

Nathaniel Hawthorne was ten years away from Brook Farm, the socialist, utopian project, before he wrote the book The Blithedale Romance, from his observations there. By then, the success of The Scarlet Letter had justified his habit of looking at … Continue reading →

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grotesque castaway: permanent alienation

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Dave

After the success of The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne was one of the most famous American writers. But in the twelve years following his graduation from college in 1825, he was the most invisible. He went back to his mother’s … Continue reading →

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lust in the shadows behind her: eternal remorse

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Dave

D.H. Lawrence once described Nathaniel Hawthorne as the man that “knew disagreeable things in his inner soul.” But does it really matter if he gave us The Scarlet Letter? … What gives The Scarlet Letter its bite and terror is … Continue reading →