The Life of the Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne (eBook)
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-119-77182-1 (ISBN)
The first major Hawthorne biography to be published in two decades, featuring original scholarship on both unpublished and published sources
The Life of the Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne presents a rich and nuanced portrait of one of America’s greatest writers, exploring the thoughts and ideas of a man whose profound insights about the human condition continue to resonate in the modern day. Accessible to those with little knowledge of Hawthorne, this unique volume uses a new biographical approach based on exhaustive primary research that provides readers with a better understanding of the artist and his work.
Author Dale Salwak challenges the presumption that Hawthorne was a reclusive, eccentric, and alienated man whose relevance to modern times is diminishing. Drawing from his forty-five years’ experience reading, studying, and teaching Hawthorne, the author reveals a more approachable Hawthorne. In-depth and reflective chapters explore topics such as the circumstances that led Hawthorne to become a writer, the influence of Sophia Hawthorne on her husband’s work, the theory of the unfulfilled homoerotic relationship between Hawthorne and Herman Melville, and more.
- Offers a fresh reading of Hawthorne’s life and work from birth to death
- Provides new perspectives on Hawthorne and stories surrounding his work
- Draws from a wide variety of sources, including novels, tales, children’s books, notebooks, and personal letters to and from Hawthorne
- Suggests new strategies for teaching Hawthorne to today’s students
- Includes a detailed index and comprehensive introductory and concluding chapters
Highlighting Hawthorne’s special contributions to American literature, The Life of the Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne is essential reading for scholars, lecturers, and college students taking courses including Literary History, American Literature, and History of the Novel as well as anyone interested in biography, literature, and creativity
DALE SALWAK is Professor of English and American Literature at Citrus College, California. He is the author of 28 books including Living with a Writer, Teaching Life: Letters from a Life in Literature, Writers and Their Mothers, and studies of Kingsley Amis, John Braine, Philip Larkin, Barbara Pym, and Carl Sandburg, amongst others. He is a frequent contributor to the (London) Times Higher Education magazine and the Times Educational Supplement.
The first major Hawthorne biography to be published in two decades, featuring original scholarship on both unpublished and published sources The Life of the Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne presents a rich and nuanced portrait of one of America s greatest writers, exploring the thoughts and ideas of a man whose profound insights about the human condition continue to resonate in the modern day. Accessible to those with little knowledge of Hawthorne, this unique volume uses a new biographical approach based on exhaustive primary research that provides readers with a better understanding of the artist and his work. Author Dale Salwak challenges the presumption that Hawthorne was a reclusive, eccentric, and alienated man whose relevance to modern times is diminishing. Drawing from his forty-five years' experience reading, studying, and teaching Hawthorne, the author reveals a more approachable Hawthorne. In-depth and reflective chapters explore topics such as the circumstances that led Hawthorne to become a writer, the influence of Sophia Hawthorne on her husband s work, the theory of the unfulfilled homoerotic relationship between Hawthorne and Herman Melville, and more. Offers a fresh reading of Hawthorne s life and work from birth to death Provides new perspectives on Hawthorne and stories surrounding his work Draws from a wide variety of sources, including novels, tales, children s books, notebooks, and personal letters to and from Hawthorne Suggests new strategies for teaching Hawthorne to today s students Includes a detailed index and comprehensive introductory and concluding chapters Highlighting Hawthorne's special contributions to American literature, The Life of the Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne is essential reading for scholars, lecturers, and college students taking courses including Literary History, American Literature, and History of the Novel as well as anyone interested in biography, literature, and creativity. "e;Dale Salwak has assimilated vast amounts of scholarship on Hawthorne and his circle, and he's crafted a highly readable and brilliant biography. The lines in Hawthorne's astonishing life have never been more clearly drawn. A wonderful book, highly recommend."e; Jay Parini, author of Robert Frost: A Life and Borges and Me
DALE SALWAK is Professor of English and American Literature at Citrus College, California. He is the author of 28 books including Living with a Writer, Teaching Life: Letters from a Life in Literature, Writers and Their Mothers, and studies of Kingsley Amis, John Braine, Philip Larkin, Barbara Pym, and Carl Sandburg, amongst others. He is a frequent contributor to the (London) Times Higher Education magazine and the Times Educational Supplement.
Acknowledgments ix
List of Illustrations xi
Introduction 1
1 Under the Spell of Hawthorne 6
2 The Formative Years (1804-1825) 14
3 Fanshawe: A Tale (1828) 25
4 The Dark Years (1825-1837) 35
5 A Voice Refined (1837-1842) 51
6 The Middle Years (1842-1849) 63
7 Nathaniel and Sophia (1837-1860) 80
8 The Scarlet Letter (1850) 91
9 Hawthorne and Melville (1850-1860) 106
10 The House of the Seven Gables (1851) 118
11 The Blithedale Romance (1852) 131
12 The Marble Faun (1853-1860) 144
13 The Final Years (1860-1864) 163
Conclusion 183
References 189
Index 197
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 3.11.2022 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | The Life of the Author | The Life of the Author |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft | |
| Schlagworte | Hawthorne, Nathaniel • Hawthorne scholarship • Hawthorne works • Hawthorne writing • Literarische Biographien • Literary Biography • Literature • Literaturwissenschaft • Nathaniel Hawthorne • Nathaniel Hawthorne biography • Nathaniel Hawthorne family relations • Nathaniel Hawthorne life • Nathaniel Hawthorne works • reading Hawthorne • teaching Hawthorne |
| ISBN-10 | 1-119-77182-X / 111977182X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-119-77182-1 / 9781119771821 |
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