Nathaniel Hawthorne's Distortion (Paperback)


This thesis deals with Nathaniel Hawthor's irony towards Puritan beliefs and the Platonic philosophy.The first chapter deals with his "Night Sketches";it is used to demonstrate his distortion of Plato's allegory of the cave.The second chapter deals with his "The Minister's Black Veil" and "Young Goodman Brown";these tales are used to reflect his sarcasm towards the Puritan attitude and way of life. According to this thesis, he criticizes Puritanism and Platonism because of his inclination towards ambiguity and the indefinite quality of everything in existence.

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This thesis deals with Nathaniel Hawthor's irony towards Puritan beliefs and the Platonic philosophy.The first chapter deals with his "Night Sketches";it is used to demonstrate his distortion of Plato's allegory of the cave.The second chapter deals with his "The Minister's Black Veil" and "Young Goodman Brown";these tales are used to reflect his sarcasm towards the Puritan attitude and way of life. According to this thesis, he criticizes Puritanism and Platonism because of his inclination towards ambiguity and the indefinite quality of everything in existence.

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Imprint

Lap Lambert Academic Publishing

Country of origin

Germany

Release date

May 2010

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Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

May 2010

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Dimensions

229 x 152 x 5mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

84

ISBN-13

978-3-8383-6777-4

Barcode

9783838367774

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LSN

3-8383-6777-4



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