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'''Nathaniel Hawthorne''' (July 4, 1804 - May 18, 1864) was an [[United States|American]] [[novel]]ist and [[short story]] writer, best known for his two classic masterpieces ''[[The Scarlet Letter]]'' and ''[[The House of the Seven Gables]]''. His writings, which explore issues of morality and responsibility, are grounded in a deep antiquarian interest in the [[history]], not only of his native town of [[Salem, Massachusetts]], with its [[Puritanism|Puritan]] heritage, but also in the history of his own family. The use of [[allegory]] and [[symbolism]] are also distinguishing marks of his work, with ''The Scarlet Letter'' being the first American symbolic novel. | '''Nathaniel Hawthorne''' (July 4, 1804 - May 18, 1864) was an [[United States|American]] [[novel]]ist and [[short story]] writer, best known for his two classic masterpieces ''[[The Scarlet Letter]]'' and ''[[The House of the Seven Gables]]''. His writings, which explore issues of morality and responsibility, are grounded in a deep antiquarian interest in the [[history]], not only of his native town of [[Salem, Massachusetts]], with its [[Puritanism|Puritan]] heritage, but also in the history of his own family. The use of [[allegory]] and [[symbolism]] are also distinguishing marks of his work, with ''The Scarlet Letter'' being the first American symbolic novel. | ||
==External links== | |||
* [[Project Gutenberg]] Digital text: [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/77 The House of the Seven Gables] (Public domain) | |||
* [[LibriVox]] Audiobook: [http://librivox.org/the-house-of-the-seven-gables-by-nathaniel-hawthorne/ The House of the Seven Gables] (MP3 and Ogg Vorbis) (Public domain) | |||
* [[Project Gutenberg]] Digital text: [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/33 The Scarlet Letter] (Public domain) | |||
* [[LibriVox]] Audiobook: [http://librivox.org/the-scarlet-letter-by-nathaniel-hawthorne/ The Scarlet Letter] (MP3 and Ogg Vorbis) (Public domain) | |||
Revision as of 16:21, 5 February 2010
Nathaniel Hawthorne (July 4, 1804 - May 18, 1864) was an American novelist and short story writer, best known for his two classic masterpieces The Scarlet Letter and The House of the Seven Gables. His writings, which explore issues of morality and responsibility, are grounded in a deep antiquarian interest in the history, not only of his native town of Salem, Massachusetts, with its Puritan heritage, but also in the history of his own family. The use of allegory and symbolism are also distinguishing marks of his work, with The Scarlet Letter being the first American symbolic novel.
External links
- Project Gutenberg Digital text: The House of the Seven Gables (Public domain)
- LibriVox Audiobook: The House of the Seven Gables (MP3 and Ogg Vorbis) (Public domain)
- Project Gutenberg Digital text: The Scarlet Letter (Public domain)
- LibriVox Audiobook: The Scarlet Letter (MP3 and Ogg Vorbis) (Public domain)