Category: Nathaniel Hawthorne

Hawthrone begins The Scarlet Letter with a long introductory essay that generally functions as a prologue, but more specifically, achieves four significant objectives: outlines autobiographical information about the author, describes the conflict between artistic impulse and the commercial environment, define the romance novel and adds an imaginative literary device, the romantic pretense of having discovered…

Todays presentation will focus on Nathaniel Hawthorne, specifically as a Dark Romanticist writer. Ill begin by giving relevant details to his background which I think were pertinent in shaping his style and subject of writing. Usually, wed gloss over biographical information which you can easily look up in the Anthology, but born in Salem, Massachusetts,…

Nathaniel Hawthorne, originally born as William Hawthorne (changed his name after college) was born on July 4, 1804, in Salem Massachusetts. From a very early age, he was rooted in American Literature and went from Porchester to England and then to Salem. He was the first speaker in the house of delegates. Hawthorne was the…