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Biography

Name: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Birth Date: July 4, 1804
Death Date: May 19, 1864
Place of Birth: Salem, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Death: Plymouth, New Hampshire, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: writer

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Biography of Nathaniel Hawthorne
16,160 words, approx. 54 pages
Although Nathaniel Hawthorne called himself "the obscurest man in American letters," his achievements in fiction, both as short-story writer and novelist, offer models fashioned too well for contemporary and later writers to ignore. Even though fame...
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Biography of Nathaniel Hawthorne
12,022 words, approx. 40 pages
When Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts, on our most patriotic holiday in 1804, his ancestral roots were already deeply planted in New England. Writing in The Scarlet Letter (1850) of his sentimental affection for the town of his...
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Biography of Nathaniel Hawthorne
9,066 words, approx. 30 pages
In sketches, tales, and romances published in the second third of the nineteenth century, Nathaniel Hawthorne chose mainly American materials, drawing especially on the history of colonial New England and his native Salem in the time of his early...
 


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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From "Young Goodman Brown" (1835) by Nathaniel Hawthorne Summary
1,145 words, approx. 4 pages
From "Young Goodman Brown" (1835) Reprinted in The American Tradition in Literature in 1974 "Young Goodman Brown," a short story by nineteenth-century American fiction writer Nathaniel Hawthorne (see biography entry), was...
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Nathaniel Hawthorne - (1804 - 1864) Summary
17,575 words, approx. 59 pages
Nathaniel Hawthorne - (1804 - 1864) American novelist, short story writer, and essayist. Hawthorne is an acknowledged master of American fiction. His novel The Scarlet Letter (1850) is one of the most-read classics of American literature, and several of...
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel Summary
1,623 words, approx. 5 pages
Born: July 4, 1804 Salem, Massachusetts Died: May 19, 1864 Plymouth, New Hampshire Writer and descendant of John Hathorne, chief magistrate in the Salem trials Although American author Nathaniel Hawthorne was born more than a hundred years after the...
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Nathaniel Hawthorne Information
3,371 words, approx. 11 pages
Nathaniel Hawthorne (born Nathaniel Hathorne; July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was a 19th century American novelist and short story writer. He is seen as a key figure in the development of American literature for his tales of the nation's colonial...


News and Journals
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Free at Last: A LutherKing Quiz
10/8/2007: 322 words, approx. 1 pages
Question 1 of 10:His is one of the most famous names in history, Martin Luther King was originally christened...?Walter Michael RonaldJamesQuestion 2 of 10: Martin 's philosophy of non-violent protest was influenced both by Gandhi and the views of which great US writer? Walt Whitman...
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AP Features
New National landmarks in 10 states
4/9/2007: 398 words, approx. 1 pages
Three Frank Lloyd Wright structures and nine other sites in 10 states have been designated National Historic Landmarks.The buildings by the famed American architect are the Beth Sholom Synagogue in Elkins Park, Pa., a glazed glass pyramidal tower built in the 1950s; the Aline Barnsdall...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Donald A. Ringe
9,478 words, approx. 32 pages
In the following essay, Ringe reviews Nathaniel Hawthorne's treatment of insanity throughout his short stories and novels. Ringe argues that Hawthorne attempted to accurately portray the mental disorders of his characters, and demonstrates how Hawthorne's understanding of such disorders concurred with documentation by contemporary medical authorities. Additionally, Ringe studies the function of insanity in Hawthorne's characters, noting that madness is not always a negative trait, as m...
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Frederick C. Crews
5,335 words, approx. 18 pages
In the following essay, Crews argues that Hawthorne's short story "Alice Doane's Appeal" manifests a narrative tone that reflects simultaneous fascination with and repugnance toward the issue of incest.
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Essay Grade: 96%
Nathanial Hawthrone's Uses of Dark and Light Imagery
1,002 words, approx. 3 pages
Nathanial Hawthrone, a writer of the dark romantic times, used light and dark images to support themes in his writings such as My Kinsman, Major Molineux, Ethan Brand, and Young Goodman Brown.
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Essay Grade: 86%
Hawthorne's View of Good and Evil is Evident in Humanity
974 words, approx. 3 pages
Argument of how Nathaniel Hawthorne's view of good and evil is evident in people.
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Essay Grade: 83%
Poe and Hawthorne, Comparing Writers
1,806 words, approx. 6 pages
Compares writers Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorn as being vastly different writers. They Describes both as allegorical writers whose stories were giving a message to the reader, so in comparison there are in some context the same and only the way the write separates them.


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