nathaniel hawthorne

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1、NathanielHawthorne(1804-1864)1ShamefulPastofHisFamilyHisgreat-great-grandfatherwasresponsibleforthepersecutionofQuakers.Hisgreat-grandfatherwasthejudgepresidingoverthetrialofSalem.2Salem,MABirthplaceofNathanielHawthorneBoston,MASettingofTheScarletLetter3ChildhoodBornJuly4,

2、1804inSalem,MA.Fatherdiedwhenhewas4yearsold.Senttoprivateschoolbyhisrelatives.SenttoBowdoinCollegeinMaine.Hawthorne’sbirthplace4CollegeinMaineClassmatesincludedPierceandLongfellow.Pierce-futurePresidentoftheU.S.Longfellow-poet,educator,linguist.FranklinPierce5ReclusiveYear

3、sinSalemReturnedtoSalemandlivedinsolitudefor12years.Harvestedhisbackgroundandgatheredliterarymaterialbyobservingandbyreadingthechronicles.Addeda“w”tohisnamein1830duetohisshameofhisfamily’shistory.6BackintoSocietyBecameaneditorin1836.AppointedtotheBostonCustomHousein1839.Be

4、cameengagedtoSophiaPeabody,marriedin1842.7ConcordMovedtoConcordafterhismarriagetoSophia.JoinedthewritingcirclesofThoreauandEmerson.8GovernmentalOfficesservedasasurveyoroftheSalemCustomHousebetween1846-49.oustedfromthejobwhenthewinningpartyfiredhimtoputintheirownpeople.wrot

5、eabiographyforPierceandappointedtheU.S.ConsultoLiverpool.9SalemCustom-HousewhereHawthorneworked10FinalDaysReturnedtotheUSin1860.Becameill&underwentalossofliterarycreativity.JourneyedtotheWhiteMountainshopingtorestorehishealthbutdiedinPlymouthonMay19,1864.11Hawthorne’stomba

6、tSleepyHollowCemetery,Concord,MA12Hawthorne’sMajorWorks1.Twocollectionsofshortstories:A.Twice-toldTales《故事新编》B.MossesfromanOldManse«古宅青苔»13Hawthorne’sMajorWorks2.NovelsA.TheScarletLetterB.TheHouseoftheSevenGables《七个尖角阁的房子》C.TheBlithedaleRomance《福谷传奇》D.TheMarbleFaun《大理石雕像》1

7、4Hawthorne’spointofviewHebelievedthat“thewrongdoingofonegenerationlivesintothesuccessiveones,”whichledtohisunderstandingofevilbeingattheverycoreofhumanlife.15“Thereisevilineveryhumanheart,whichmayremainlatent;butcircumstancesmayrouseittoactivity.”Evilisman’sbirthmark.Liter

8、atureshould“showhowweareallwrongedandwrongers,andavengeoneanother.”Hawthorne’spointofview