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Nathaniel Hawthorne is one of the most eminent authors of the American Renaissance and to this day maintains a commanding presence in the American cultural imagination. This seminar provides a forum for the discussion of Hawthorne’s prose texts, in which participants will have a chance to focus on his best-known romances and tales, such as The Scarlet Letter, “The Minister’s Black Veil,” and “The Birth Mark,” but also on his less well-known earlier writings. Through close readings, we will familiarize ourselves with the topics, themes, and motifs characteristic of his work and historicize these features in the social, cultural, and political contexts of the Antebellum. Furthermore, we will analyze Hawthorne’s impact on literary Romanticism and on the formation of the discipline of American Studies. Information regarding course requirements and materials will be provided in the first session. |
