Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne
Author: Milton Meltzer
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2006-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0761334599

Learn about the life of the famous American author.

Critical Companion to Nathaniel Hawthorne

Critical Companion to Nathaniel Hawthorne
Author: Sarah Bird Wright
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2006
Genre: Authors, American
ISBN: 1438108532

Offers critical entries on Hawthorne's novels, short stories, travel writing, criticism, and other works, as well as portraits of characters, including Hester Prynne and Roger Chillingworth. This reference also provides entries on Hawthorne's family, friends - ranging from Herman Melville to President Franklin Pierce - publishers, and critics.

Selected Letters of Nathaniel Hawthorne

Selected Letters of Nathaniel Hawthorne
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Publisher:
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2002
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

This book is the first-ever selected edition of Nathaniel Hawthorne's letters--169 personal letters and eight letters written while Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American consul. Myerson carefully selected letters focusing on Hawthorne's relationship with famous people of the day: letters written to his wife, Sophia; letters describing everyday life in Salem, Boston, Concord, Britain, France, and Italy; letters in which Hawthorne comments on contemporary literature and his career as an author; and letters that reveal Hawthorne's thoughts and beliefs. Myerson's single-volume Selected Letters of Nathaniel Hawthorne is a welcome addition to the twenty-three-volume Centenary Edition of the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne (OSU Press)

The Cambridge Companion to Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Cambridge Companion to Nathaniel Hawthorne
Author: Richard H. Millington
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2004-09-23
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780521002042

The Cambridge Companion to Nathaniel Hawthorne offers students and teachers an introduction to Hawthorne s fiction and the lively debates that shape Hawthorne studies today. In newly commissioned essays, twelve eminent scholars of American literature introduce readers to key issues in Hawthorne scholarship and deepen our understanding of Hawthorne s writing. Each of the major novels is treated in a separate chapter, while other essays explore Hawthorne s art in relation to a stimulating array of issues and approaches. The essays reveal how Hawthorne s work explores understandings of gender relations and sexuality, of childhood and selfhood, of politics and ethics, of history and modernity. An Introduction and a selected bibliography will help students and teachers understand how Hawthorne has been a crucial figure for each generation of readers of American literature.

Circe’s Palace

Circe’s Palace
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2023-10-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

"Circe's Palace" is a short story that draws inspiration from Greek mythology and the myth of Circe, a powerful sorceress from Homer's "Odyssey." In the story, Hawthorne reimagines the myth in his unique style. The narrative follows a group of sailors who, like Odysseus' men, encounter the enchantress Circe on an isolated island. She invites them into her palace and offers them a mysterious and alluring drink, much like the wine she gave to Odysseus' crew, which turned them into animals. As the sailors partake in the drink, they gradually undergo a transformation, experiencing altered states of being. The story explores themes of enchantment, illusion, and the power of desire. It delves into the idea of losing one's sense of self and reality when subjected to temptation and seduction. Hawthorne's "Circe's Palace" is emblematic of his fascination with myth, allegory, and the darker aspects of the human psyche. It serves as a literary reimagining of the classical myth, adding Hawthorne's own depth and symbolism to the narrative. The story is a prime example of Hawthorne's style and his interest in exploring the complexities of human nature, often through allegorical and symbolic storytelling. In "Circe's Palace," readers are invited to ponder the consequences of succumbing to seductive and enchanting illusions, with Hawthorne's characteristic blend of romantic and dark romantic themes.

Nathaniel Hawthorne's Tales

Nathaniel Hawthorne's Tales
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780393935646

Included here are the prefaces Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote for the three collections of tales published during his lifetime, along with selections from his 'American Notebooks' and relevant letters.

American Bloomsbury

American Bloomsbury
Author: Susan Cheever
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2007-09-18
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0743264622

A portrait of five Concord, Massachusetts, writers whose works were at the center of mid-nineteenth-century American thought and literature evaluates their interconnected relationships, influence on each other's works, and complex beliefs.