Hawthorne [ho:to:rn] Nathaniel, ur. 4 VII 1804, Salem (stan Massachusetts), zm. 19 V 1864, Plymouth (tamże), pisarz amerykański.
Związany z tradycją nowoang. purytanizmu, podejmował jego rel.-etyczną problematykę, przeciwstawiając się zarazem ahumanist. dogmatyzmowi moralnemu; romant. fantastykę i symbolizm łączył z przenikliwą analizą psychol.; powieści Szkarłatna litera (1850, wyd. pol. 1930, nowe tłum. 1987), Dom o siedmiu szczytach (1851, wyd. pol. 1959), i Marmurowy faun (1860, wyd. pol. 1984), zbiory nowel (Twice-Told Tales 1837, Mosses from an Old Manse 1846) — pol. wybory Nowi Adam i Ewa (1982) oraz Diabeł w rękopisie (1985); eseje; oprac. mity gr. dla młodzieży (1851, 1853, wyd. pol. 1937, wyd. nowe pt. Opowieści z zaczarowanego lasu 1973).
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Nathaniel Hawthorne was a key American novelist and short story writer of the Romantic period. 'The Christmas Banquet', originally published in 1844, is ...
The Scarlet Letter is a novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, considered to be his masterpiece and most famous work. Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston ...
Twice-Told Tales is a collection of thirty-six short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Included are:
The Gray Champion
Sunday at Home
The Wedding-Knell
The ...
Originally published in 1853, author Nathaniel Hawthorne delivers a vibrant selection of mythological tales inspired by some of the most popular figures ...
Fanshawe was the first published work of Nathaniel Hawthorne and was based on his experiences at Bowdoin College.
Fanshawe, a reclusive, meek intellectual ...
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In 1887, reporter Nellie Bly went undercover to expose the horrific conditions inside a women's lunatic asylum. Pretending to be mentally ill, Bly was ...