Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804~1864)25页PPTPPT文件格式下载.pptx

1、Chief works,The Twice-Told Tales（1837）Hawthornes first collection of short stories.It first brought his name to the attention of the public and the critical circle.Mosses from an Old Manse（1846）His second collection of short stories.Finished while he was working as a surveyor of the Customs House.Th

2、e Scarlet Letter（1850）It proved a literary sensation which established Hawthorne as the great American novelist.,It received wide recognition and became Hawthornes masterpiece and one of the worlds classics in the end.,The House of the Seven Gables（1851）It is based on the tradition of a curse pronou

3、nced on the authors family when his great grandfather was a judge in the Salem witchcraft.The Marble Faun（1860）a story on the theme that evil educates and the confrontation with evil will elevate your soul-the tragic rise is born out of fortunate fall.,Thematic Concerns,Hawthornes fiction shows the

4、effect of time and history,esp.the relationship between the past and the present.His fiction explores the source of evil;#the inner world of man and examines the effect of sin and guilt.His fiction reveals the moral isolation of the individual versus community.His fiction explores the tension betwee

5、n the head（the intellect）and the heart（the feelings）as well as the destructive impulse of the human mind（id）,His fiction highlights the holiness of the individual and the necessity of human relationship.StyleHawthorne wrote in the form of romance and allegory.Hawthorne used symbols and settings to r

6、eveal the psychology of the characters.Hawthornes style is soft,flowing,easy in transition.His touch is light,but his observation is somber.He used ambiguity to help the reader in a world of uncertainty.To create the ambiguity,he often employed the technique of multiple views.,Literary Terms,Romance

7、a form of narrative writing originated from the medieval time that deals with exciting and chivalric adventures by heroes.In modern times a romance is usually a love story,esp.a sentimental one,but it can also be any adventures that include a long theme.Allegorya form of narrative writing in which t

8、he people,objects or events are used symbolocally to put across a particular meaning（usually moral or religious）,The Analysis of Young Goodman BrownIts an allegory about the moral condition of man.Its symbolic of the universal process of mans initiation from innocence to maturity.It best exemplifies

9、 Hawthornes views of evil and its dominance over human souls.,Analysis of Scarlet Letter,Para 1Whats Hesters reaction to the confronted shame?#What would sustain her to survive the torture?#Whats her attitude to law?#Whats her anticipation for her future life?#,Analysis of Scarlet Letter,Paragraph 2

10、-3Whats the authors rationalization of her choice to remain in England?#What does this show about Hawthornes view of sin and penance?#Another reason for her to remain in England is secret.What is it?#Paragraph 4.Whats Hesters dwelling place like?#What atmosphere is created through the description of

11、 the surroundings?#Para.5How does Hester manage to support herself and her children?#,Analysis of Scarlet Letter,PARA.6How popular is Hesters sewing?#Why is there an exception?#Para.7What kind of life does Hester lead?#What special meaning is endowed upon Hesters needle work?#,Analysis of Dr.Heidegg

12、ers Experiment,Heideggers study:#If all stories were true,Dr.Heideggers study must have been a very curious place.It was a dim,old-fashioned chamber,festooned with cobwebs,and besprinkled with antique dust.Around the walls stood several oaken bookcases,the lower shelves of which were filled with row

13、s of gigantic folios and black-letter quartos,and the upper with little parchment-covered duodecimos.Over the central bookcase was a bronze bust of Hippocrates,with which,accordingto some authorities,Dr.Heidegger was accustomed to hold consultations in all difficult cases of his practice.In the obsc

14、urest corner of the room stood a tall and narrow oaken closet,with its door ajar,within which doubtfully appeared a skeleton.Between two of the bookcases hung a looking-glass,presenting its high and dustyplate within a tarnished gilt frame.Among many wonderful stories related of this mirror,it was f

15、abled that the spirits of all the doctors deceased patients dwelt within its verge,and,Analysis of Dr.Heideggers Experiment,would stare him in the face whenever he looked thitherward.The opposite side of the chamber was ornamented with the full-length portrait of a young lady,arrayed in the faded ma

16、gnificence of silk,satin,and brocade,and with a visage as faded as her dress.Above half a century ago,Dr.Heidegger had been on the point of marriage with this young lady;#but,being affected with some slight disorder,she had swallowed one of her lovers prescriptions,and died on thebridal evening.The greatest curiosity of the study remains to be mentioned;#it was a ponderous folio volume,bound in black leather,with massive silver clasps.There were no letters on the back,and nobody could tell the title of the book.B