Nathaniel Hawthorne

Introduction

Nathaniel Hawthorne, born under the name of Nathaniel Hathorne was born on July 4th of 1804 in the city of Salem, Massachusetts. His birthplace is still standing. His childhood was difficult due to the death of his father (same name, who died in Surinam when Hawthorne was 4 years old). Thereafter, Hawthorne's life became complex and yet fascinating, particularly because of his passion for literature and its proximity to the puritanism. However, this proximity to the puritanism comes from their ancestors. His great-grandfather, William Hathorne (said Nathaniel to his name) was one of the first settlers to settle in Salem. Moreover, until the publication of his first book Twice-Told Tales, (Tales counted twice), in 1837, Hawthorne wrote in total anonymity in the family home. I would not live, later, only dreamed of living (Wineapple, 76-89).

In 1839, Hawthorne took a job in the customs of the port of Boston. He married the painter transcendentalist Sophia Peabody in 1842. The couple moved to Concord, Massachusetts. There were neighbors to the writers Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Moreover, in 1846, Hawthorne was appointed inspector of the office of Salem, but soon lost his job due to administrative changes in Washington. In 1852 he wrote the biography of his old friend Franklin Pierce. When he won the election, Hawthorne was rewarded by the appointment of Consul American in Liverpool (1853). In 1857 resigned and traveled in France and Italy. With his family, he returned in 1860 and he fell ill shortly after he died in 1864, probably stomach cancer in Plymouth (New Hampshire). Following the publication of his first book, Twice-Told Tales (Stories counted twice) moved to Boston. After marrying the painter transcendentalist Sophia Peabody in 1842, settled in Concord, Massachusetts. There were neighbors to the writers Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau (Madison, 34-41).

Discussion

In 1852 he wrote the biography of his old friend Franklin Pierce, which earned him that when he won the election, Hawthorne was appointed Consul in Liverpool. In 1857 he resigned and traveled through France and Italy. He returned to America in 1860 and died shortly thereafter possibly due to stomach cancer. Although known for his tales, Hawthorne published five novels, one of them, first, anonymously in 1828, among which are The Scarlet Letter and The House of the Seven Gables? Copyright belongs to Romanticism, much of his work is located in New England, and many of his stories, often allegorical content, recreate the atmosphere intensely soaking Puritan society of those years (Wineapple, 76-89).

Nathaniel and Sophia Hawthorne had three children: Una, Julian and Rose. The first died young. Julian followed his father's footsteps as a writer, becoming a prolific author. Rose converted to Catholicism and founded the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, congregation who handled the care of terminally ill with cancer. However, Hawthorne is best known for her short stories which he called stories- often sinister content, the taste of the time, and their four long novels. The Scarlet Letter ("The Scarlet Letter", 1850), The House of ...