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Making history

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The historical significance of Nathaniel Hawthorne and his works are analysed by three authors. J. Hillis Miller's 'Hawthorne & History: Defacing it' is designed primarily for pedagogical use which renders it an unconvincing introduction to deconstruction. Charles Swann's 'Nathaniel Hawthorne: Tradition & Revolution' on the other hand, claims that Hawthorne's works can only be understood with the proper historical knowledge. However, 'The Anatomy of National Fantasy: Hawthorne, Utopia, and Everyday Life' by Lauren Berlant and 'The Office of The Scarlet Letter' by Sacvan Bercovitch are based on more complicated models of historicism.

Evaluation, History, Literature, Criticism, Literature and history

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Double exposures: arresting images in 'Bleak House' and 'The House of the Seven Gables.'

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The role of the invention of photography in the creation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'House of the Seven Gables' and Charles Dickens' 'Bleak House'was examined. In 'Bleak House,' the main focus of the story was on a pair of portraits that tell the fall from grace of a powerful family as a result of the investigations of a detective who has the ability to take mental pictures of his suspects. On the other hand, the central character in the 'House of the Seven Gables' was a photographer who uses his daguerrotypes to document the abuses of the aristocracy.

Portrayals, Photography, Dickens, Charles, The House of the Seven Gables (Novel), Bleak House (Novel)

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'A curious subject of observation and inquiry': homoeroticism, the body, and authorship in Hawthorne's 'The Scarlet Letter.'

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Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Scarlet Letter' represents the conflict between the body as both the object of rational inquiry and as the place of resistance to reason. The novel has signs of homophobia, but it also has an erotic triangle conducive to attraction between men. The interaction between Chillingworth and Dimmesdale indicates the possibility of passionate feelings between these two men. The homosexual relationship exists alongside the heterosexual one between Hester Prynne and Dimmesdale.

Gay literature, The Scarlet Letter (Novel)

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