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The Literature of the Romanticism 6 Nathaniel Hawthorne Teaching Plan Revision 10 Nathaniel Hawthorne 30 The Scarlet Letter 45 Summary 5 Homework Revision Emerson Nature Emersons Self-Reliance Thoreaus Walden Nathaniel Hawthorne(1804-1864)纳撒尼尔·霍桑  Life Story Hawthorne’s family history Hawthorne’s childhood Hawthorne’s college years Hawthorne’s reclusive years Hawthorne’s return to society Family History From a Puritan family His great-great-grandfather, William Hathorne was active in the persecution of Quakers. His great-grandfather, John Hathorne, was the magistrate presiding over the trial of the accused witches of Salem (1692). young Nathanielinserted the w Childhood Born July 4, 1804 in Salem, MA Father, a sea captain, died when Hawthorne was four years old A serene childhood Sent to Bowdoin College in Maine College in Maine Classmates including Franklin Pierce and Henry Longfellow Pierce- future President of the USA Longfellow- poet, educator, linguist Graduated in 1825 Reclusive Years in Salem 1825-1836 Lived in virtual solitude in Salem Gathered his writing material by observing and listening Harvest the richness of his background Back into Society “Human nature will not flourish any more than a potato, if it be planted and replanted, for too long a series of generations, in the same worn-out soil.” ---The Custom House (concern with the dark side of Puritanism ,the harshness and the persecutions) Editor, customs officer and other political positions Became engaged to Sophia Peabody, married in 1842 Acquainted with Emerson, Thoreau and Melville Hawthorne’s Major Works Hawthorne’s Major Works 3) The House of the Seven Gables 《七个尖角阁的房子》 4) The Blithedale Romance 《福谷传奇》 5) The Marble Faun 《大理石雕像》 Short stories: Young Goodman Brown 《小伙子古德曼·布朗》 The Minister’s Black Veil 《教长的黑面纱》 The Birthmark 《胎记》 Hawthorne’s thought Hawthorne is influenced by Puritanism deeply. He was not a Puritan himself, but he had P