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The House of the Seven Gables

Af: Nathaniel Hawthorne Engelsk Paperback

The House of the Seven Gables

Af: Nathaniel Hawthorne Engelsk Paperback
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In the final years of the seventeenth century in a small New England town, the venerable Colonel Pyncheon decides to erect a ponderously oak-framed and spacious family mansion. It occupies the spot where Matthew Maule, `an obscure man'', had lived in a log hut, until his execution for witchcraft. From the scaffold, Maule points his finger at the presiding Colonel and cries `God will give him blood to drink!'' The fate of Colonel Pyncheon exerts a heavy influence on his descendants in the crumbling mansion for the next century and a half.Hawthorne called his novel a `Romance'', drawing on the Gothic tradition which embraced and exploited the thrills of the supernatural. Unlike The Scarlet Letter, with its unrelentingly dark view of human nature and guilt, Hawthorne sought to write `a more natural and healthy product of my mind'', a story which would show guilt to be a trick of the imagination. The tension between fantasy and a new realism underpins the novel''s descriptive virtuosity. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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In the final years of the seventeenth century in a small New England town, the venerable Colonel Pyncheon decides to erect a ponderously oak-framed and spacious family mansion. It occupies the spot where Matthew Maule, `an obscure man'', had lived in a log hut, until his execution for witchcraft. From the scaffold, Maule points his finger at the presiding Colonel and cries `God will give him blood to drink!'' The fate of Colonel Pyncheon exerts a heavy influence on his descendants in the crumbling mansion for the next century and a half.Hawthorne called his novel a `Romance'', drawing on the Gothic tradition which embraced and exploited the thrills of the supernatural. Unlike The Scarlet Letter, with its unrelentingly dark view of human nature and guilt, Hawthorne sought to write `a more natural and healthy product of my mind'', a story which would show guilt to be a trick of the imagination. The tension between fantasy and a new realism underpins the novel''s descriptive virtuosity. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 368
ISBN-13: 9780199539123
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 019953912X
Kategori: Litteraturstudier: fra 1800 til 1900
Udg. Dato: 26 mar 2009
Længde: 17mm
Bredde: 129mm
Højde: 195mm
Forlag: Oxford University Press
Oplagsdato: 26 mar 2009
Forfatter(e): Nathaniel Hawthorne
Forfatter(e) Nathaniel Hawthorne

Kategori Litteraturstudier: fra 1800 til 1900

ISBN-13 9780199539123

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 368

Udgave

Længde 17mm

Bredde 129mm

Højde 195mm

Udg. Dato 26 mar 2009

Oplagsdato 26 mar 2009

Forlag Oxford University Press